# Accident 20070708017599A: Cessna 182Q, New Haven, CT, July 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2007, 13:50 local time
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed-New Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2636° N, 72.8867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2636&lon=-72.8867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759BY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759BY) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 850 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708017599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR 5-10 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC07CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA161), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna 182Q (N759BY), New Haven, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts.

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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