EVERGLADES CITY, FL, USA
N2830F
CESSNA 182J
THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN THE FLT ORIGINATED IN EVERGLADES CITY THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & THE RIGHT FUEL TANK INDICATED 1/2 FULL. THE FLT TO NAPLES TOOK 15 MINUTES. HE INITIATED THE RETURN FLT AT 1047 & THE ENG QUIT AT 1100. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A MANGROVE SWAMP. THE LEFT TANK WAS FOUND EMPTY & THE RIGHT TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 2 GALS OF FUEL. THE FUEL PRIMER LINE 'B' NUT AT THE FIREWALL WAS MISSING & THE LINE WAS LEAKING. NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL ENG PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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