ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22676
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 September 2008 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna T182T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N140NE |
| MSN: | T18208025 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 540-AK1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Munising, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bellaire, MI (ACB) |
| Munising, MI (5Y7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo from FAA inspector, not copyrighted, US Government, public record.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2009 11:50 | Greyghost | Updated |
| 06-Jun-2009 10:18 | Greyghost | Updated |
| 01-Jul-2009 23:42 | sturgeongeneral | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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