# Accident 20020707014799A: Cessna 182T, Plainville, CT, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 13:55 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6903° N, 72.8647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6903&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3541A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3541A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707014799A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 7, 2002, AT 1355 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N3541A, A CESSNA 182T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE ROBERTSON FIELD AIRPORT (4B8), PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GOS ON RUNWAY 02, AT 4B8. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPLETED FOUR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH "NO DIFFICULTY," AND A "MODERATE CROSSWIND." DURING THE FINAL LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, AND THEN BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE PILOT SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THE SECOND TIME, A GUST OF WIND BLEW IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT, COMING TO REST INVERTED WITH IT'S VERTICAL STABILIZER IMPACTING A FENCE. THE PILOT STATED HE USED A "SLIP" TECHNIQUE TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND, WHILE MAINTAINING THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED 82 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, 30 OF WHICH WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE LEFT WING, FUSELAGE, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND RUDDER. THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE WINDS REPORTED AT HARTFORD-BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD), HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 10 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST, AT 1353, WERE FROM 300 AT 9 KNOTS, AND VARIABLE BETWEEN 260 DEGREES AND 340 DEGREES. (-23) AFTER COMPLETING 4 TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS ON R/W 2 AT ROBERTSON FIELD (4B8), UPON THE FIFTH LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE SECOND BOUNCE, A GUSTING CROSSWIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF R/W 2 ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 155 YDS ON THE GRASS AND THEN OVER THE EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. THE LEFT WING BUCKLED ABOUT MIDSPAN AND THE VERTICAL STAB AND RUDDER BUCKLED AS IT CAME TO REST ON TOP OF A CHAINLINK FENCE.

## 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 IAD02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA069), Jul 7, 2002: Cessna 182T (N3541A), Plainville, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper 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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