# Accident 20011231035139A: Cessna 182L, Danbury, CT, December 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2001, 11:15 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3714° N, 73.4819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3714&lon=-73.4819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42766, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011231035139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS SOLO IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH CLEARANCE TO LAND FROM TOWER. THE STUDENT BECAME CONCERNED ON FINAL APPROACH WITH AN AIRCRAFT THAT LANDED AHEAD OF HER THAT HAD NOT LEFT THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT SHORT FOR SPACING CONCERNS, THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## 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 NYC02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA045), Dec 31, 2001: Cessna 182 (N42766), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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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