Cessna 182 accident near Cleveland, TN
On July 26, 2018, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cleveland, TN. 1 person died.
- Date
- July 26, 2018
- Place
- Cleveland, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 35.212°N, 84.798°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180726X90912
Official records · ERA18LA199
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 26, 2018, about 1648 eastern daylight time, the private pilot of a Cessna 182P, N1311S, was fatally injured when he was struck by the propeller during a preflight inspection of the airplane at the Cleveland Regional Jetport (RZR), Cleveland, Tennessee. The airplane, which was not damaged, was owned by NCFL Ltd., and privately operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the intended personal flight to Blairsville Airport (DZJ), Blairsville, Georgia. The pilot's wife reported that they had flown to RZR earlier that day, and her husband performed a normal shutdown of the engine utilizing the mixture control. They performed errands then returned to the airport. While outside the airplane behind the passenger door facing her seat, her husband was performing a preflight inspection of the airplane with the airplane's ignition key in his pocket. She heard the "propeller move" which she described as unusual and heard the engine like it was starting or trying to start. She looked up and noticed her husband fall to the ground. She went to him and thought the propeller stopped at that time, then went inside the fixed-base-operator to summon help. According to FAA and airport personnel, airport security video did not capture the sequence of events. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Airplane History The four-place, high-wing airplane, serial number 18264876, was manufactured in 1976. It was powered by a 230-hp Continental O-470-S engine equipped with two independent engine-driven magnetos
Probable cause
The undetected wear of the ignition switch and key, which allowed removal of the key from an intermediate position and subsequently led to an unintended engine start-up. Contributing to the undetected wear of the 42-year-old ignition switch was the lack of guidance by the switch manufacturer and airframe manufacturer for procedures to detect lack of integrity between the ignition key and switch.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
