Aviation Accident Summary ATL83LA062

PHENIX CITY, AL, USA

Aircraft #1

N52742

CESSNA 182

Analysis

AIRCRAFT HAD POWER LOSS DURING CRUISE AND DURING THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING A SOFT SPOT WAS HIT AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. CONTAMINATES WERE FOUND IN FUEL. TANK CAPS DID NOT SEAL PROPERLY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL CELL BLADDER DISCLOSED PERMANENT 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH RIDGES THROUGHOUT THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF BOTH LEFT & RIGHT BLADDERS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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