# Incident 19860822061959I: Cessna 182P, West Hartford, CT, August 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1986, 15:27 local time
- Place: West Hartford, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7666° N, 72.7549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7666&lon=-72.7549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20710-2016-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860822061959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISES FROM ENGINE BEFORE FAILURE. LANDED ON AN ATHLETIC FIELD. CAUSE NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N20710 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971211046179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971211046179A), Dec 11, 1997: Cessna 182P (N20710), Chatham, MA, No damage. (-23) Pilot departed rwy 6 at Chatham, MA (cqx) at 1600 local. Immediately after rotation the aircraft experienced a loss in power. Aircraft landed back on…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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