# Accident 19931024040509A: Cessna 182H, Griswold, CT, October 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1993, 15:36 local time
- Place: Griswold, CT
- Airport: Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2111W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2111W-2006-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna Wren 182H 460 (registry code 2075806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-wren-182h-460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 93 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931024040509A

## Narrative

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

STRONG CROSSWIND AND GUSTY ON TAKEOFF. FAILED TO NOTE DRIFT. STRUCK TREES ON DOWNWIND SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC94LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA020), Oct 24, 1993: Cessna 182H (N2111W), Griswold, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING TAKEOFF, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TREES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WINDS.

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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