# Incident 19970906032379I: Cessna 182Q, Simsbury, CT, September 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1997, 11:50 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4953N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4953N-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 59 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906032379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N4953N, A CESSNA 182Q, WITH PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS LANDED MIDWAY DOWN RUNWAY 03 WITH 40 DEGREES FLAP SELECTED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE VARIABLE DIRECTION TO FAVOR 180 DEGREES AT 10KTS. THE PILOT UPON SEEING THE APPROACHING END IN SIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A FULL STOP. TIRE MARKS WERE LEFT ON THE RUNWAY, WITH MOST BRAKING SIGNATURE FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE POST COMING TO STOP IN THE ROAD. THE DISTANCE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO THE ROAD IS APPROX. 25 FEET. THE PILOT COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE, TO FULL IDLE ON ROLLOUT, AND REMEMBERS LEAVING FLAPS AT 40'. THE PILOT REMEMBERS SEEING THE WINDSOCK SWING TO A TAIL WIND AS HE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD TO RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING: PROPELLER, ENGINE, LOWER COWL, AND NOSEGEAR FORK. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N4953N (1)

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

- [Incident 19950619032489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619032489I), Jun 19, 1995: Cessna 182Q (N4953N), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Pushed off runway by crosswind. Struck runway light. Gear damaged.

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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