# Accident 20050627014649A: Cessna 182Q, Groton - New L, CT, June 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2005, 13:38 local time
- Place: Groton - New L, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3031° N, 72.0503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3031&lon=-72.0503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5155N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5155N-2005-11-01) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,375 total, 1,375 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050627014649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 27, 2005 A CESSNA 182-Q, REG #N5155N, SN 18267548, ENROUTE FROM PORTLAND ME TO GROTON, CT CRASHED. AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 05. AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1.3 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF PINE ISLAND IN 17-23 FEET OF WATER, IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND AT 1338 EDT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS MAKING ALL RADIO CALLS. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT PORTLAND ME AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT MADE ONE MISSED APPROACH TO GROTON, CT. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED LEFT OF COURSE AND WAS TOLD BY THE TOWER AS SUCH. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1.13 MILES FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY KILLING ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.

## 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 NYC05FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA109), Jun 27, 2005: Cessna 182Q (N5155N), Groton, CT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while executing an ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach to minimums.

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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