Cessna 182A N5894B
30 December 2003 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 2003 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N5894B, operated by Travel Express Aviation, L.L.C., was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dupage (DPA)
- Coordinates
- 42.1142, -87.9014
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A
- Registration
- N5894B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Travel Express Aviation, L.L.C.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Chicago → Champaign
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04LA050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The inadequate starting and flooded engine procedure used by certified flight instructor while providing instruction to the dual student.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flying club airplane received substantial damage during an instructional flight when upon engine start, a fire ensued from the engine compartment. The commercial pilot reported no previous flight time in the accident airplane. The instructor reported that the engine was over primed during the first engine start attempt. A flooded start procedure was then used during a second engine start attempt, but the engine did not start. Smoke was then seen emanating from the engine cowling. The commercial pilot reported that after the first start attempt, the engine was primed again but still did not start. Smoke was then observed, and the commercial pilot reported that he was instructed to continue cranking. A fire then ensued. The commercial pilot stated that after the fire erupted, he searched for a fire extinguisher but none was found. The commercial pilot stated that the mixture control was retarded to the idle cutoff position while he continued cranking the engine following the second engine start attempt. Post accident inspection of the cockpit revealed that the mixture control was in the full rich position, and the fuel selector was not in the off position.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna 182R | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182S | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Dec 2003 | Cessna 182L | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2003 | Cessna 182 | Brownsville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182K | Hodkovice, Czech Republic | Jaroslav Karel Dohnal | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182G | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 6,261 records for this type
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