# Accident 20040409006379A: Cessna 182S, Plainville, CT, April 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N518CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 501 total, 260 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409006379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2004, N518CR, A CESSNA 182S, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 AT PLAINVILLE AIRPORT (4B8), CT AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELEVATOR TRIM. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND WAS CONFINED TO THE NOSE GEAR, ENGINE FIREWALL AND PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC04LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA106), Apr 9, 2004: Cessna 182S (N518CR), Plainville, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the elevator servo which resulted in restricted elevator movement and the pilot's inability to initiate a landing flare.

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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