Cessna T182T N140NE

Summary

On 2 September 2008 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna T182T registered N140NE was involved in an accident near Munising, Michigan, United States. One person was 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.

Date

2 September 2008 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Munising, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Hanley Field (5Y7)

Coordinates

46.3542, -86.6211

Aircraft

Cessna T182T

Registration

N140NE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bellaire → Munising

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA271

Nobody was injured.

The inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot to carry a hazardous material aboard an airplane that resulted in a fire during an after-landing taxi.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot placed a gasoline-powered "weed whip" on the rear passenger seats of the airplane for a personal flight. The pilot smelled a "strong" smell of gasoline as the airplane touched down for landing at the destination airport. During the after-landing taxi, the engine end of the weed whip fell behind the two front seats. The pilot stated that he reached back and placed the weed whip back onto the seats and "something caused it to ignite." The pilot stated that he was charging his cell phone where the weed whip was located. The pilot stated that the smoke was so bad that he pulled the mixture control to idle cutoff and exited the airplane. The pilot was uninjured. The airplane was then consumed by fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.