# Accident 19930913033959A: Cessna 182L, Sutton, MA, September 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1993, 11:50 local time
- Place: Sutton, MA
- Airport: Waters Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1251° N, 71.7398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waters Airport (MA97), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-71.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42233, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42233-1994-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913033959A

## Narrative

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

INSPECTION AREA SHOWS HARD LANDING SEVERED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER. CFI TOOK OVER ON FINAL DUE WIND. BLAMED WINDSHEAR

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA174), Sep 13, 1993: Cessna 182L (N42233), Oxford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE, AND HIS DELAY IN PERFORMING REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE THE DOWNDRAFT, THE GUSTING WINDS, AND THE SOFT RUNWAY.

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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