# Accident 20020624013609A: Cessna 182B, Ellington, CT, June 24, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 24, 2002, 16:15 local time - Place: Ellington, CT - Airport: Ellington Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.9244° N, 72.4569° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9244&lon=-72.4569&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2516G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2516G-2003-03-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA122) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020624013609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 24, 2002, ABOUT 1615 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182B, N2516G, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING IN ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PARACHUTE DROP CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ELLINGTON AIRPORT (7B9), ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT ABOUT 1600. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE PARACHUTISTS JUMPED, WHILE SHE WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 9,000 FEET MSL, THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT CONTINUED DESCENDING AND ENTERED A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 01 AT 7B9. WHILE TURNING BASE LEG, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT DID NOT THINK THAT SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO GLIDE TO RUNWAY 01, AND PLANNED A FORCED LANDING TO THE PARACHUTE DROP ZONE. HOWEVER, SHE WAS TOO HIGH FOR THAT FIELD, AND SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE. THE INSPECTOR PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL ENGINE RUN, UTILIZING BOTH FUEL TANKS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSPECTOR NO TED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FUEL SPILL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND SHE DRAINED APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK AND 6 3/4 GALLONS FROM THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. (-23) AT 1600LCL PILOT TOOK OFF ON 5TH FLIGHT WITH PARACHUTISTS. PILOT CLIMBED TO 5500'. DROPPED ONE JUMPER AND CONTINUED TO 12,500'. SHE DROPPED 2 JUMPERS AND BEGAN A RIGHT HAND CIRCLING MANEUVER TO LAND. PILOT WAS DESCENDING THROUGH 9,000', OVER ELLINGTON AIRPORT WHEN SHE REPORTEDLY HEARD A BANG AND LOST PARTIAL POWER. PILOT STATED SHE HAD 1500 RPM AND AN AIRSPEED OF 120 KTS. SHE CONTINUED TO CIRCLE TOWARD RUNWAY 01, WHILE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR LOSS OF POWER. PILOT STATED THAT ALL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES INDICATED NORMALLY. SHE ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND AT 2500' AT AN AIRSPEED OF 85 KTS. AS SHE TURNED BASE LEG, SHE LOST ALL POWER. SHE DETERMINED THAT SHE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY SO SHE HEADED TOWARD A SMALL FIELD USED FOR JUMPERS TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY. AS SHE ADDED FLAPS SHE DETERMINED SHE WAS TOO HIGH TO MAKE THE FIELD AND BANKED OFF, LANDING ACROSS CORN FIELD. ## 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 NYC02LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA122), Jun 24, 2002: Cessna 182B (N2516G), Ellington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during an emergency landing, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent forced landing to a cornfield. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight… ## Other reports on N2516G (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19910704034169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704034169I), Jul 4, 1991: Cessna 182B (N2516G), Ellington, CT. Jumper became unstable during free fall. Deployed main chute but tangled in risers. Caught her neck. Passed out. - [Incident 19910414014619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414014619I), Apr 14, 1991: Cessna 182B (N2516G), Ellington, CT. Two jumpers collided in midair. Canopies became entangled. Cut away and deployed reserve chutes. One injured. - [Incident 19821107069689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821107069689I), Nov 7, 1982: Cessna 182B (N2516G), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. Jumper deployed parachute too late to avoid fatal ground collision during a free fall hookup jump. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.