# Accident 20080827849289A: Cessna 182A, Danielson, CT, August 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2008, 22:52 local time
- Place: Danielson, CT
- Airport: Danielson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8197° N, 71.9008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8197&lon=-71.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,370 total, 900 in this make and model, 327 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080827849289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/27/2008, @2258 Z, A SINGLE CESSNA, MODEL NUMBER CE-182A, REGISTRATION NUMBER N169DP, CRASHED INVERTED ON LEVEL TERRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 1000 YARDS FROM RUNWAY NUMBER 31, AT DANIELSON AIRPORT, (5B3).  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN SPINNER AND PROPELLER, LOWER POWERPLANT NOSE COWLING, AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM, POWERPLANT CARBURETOR, FUEL GASCOLATOR AND POWERPLANT CONTROL ATTACHMENTS.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BEING SHEARED OFF AT ITS' FORWARD FUSELAGE BULKHEAD ATTACHMENT POINT.  THE LEFT WING WAS BENT AFT AT THE MAIN SPAR AREA BUCKLING THE LOWER SKIN ASSEMBLIES.  THE VERTICAL STABILIZER UPPER CAP AND CONTROL SKIN SURFACES WERE SEVERELY COMPRESSED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT AND WAS INVERTED DUE TO THE FORCE OF CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ESCAPING WITHOUT INJURY.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS; BROKEN CLOUDS WITH A 25,000 FOOT CEILING, 10 MILE VISIBILITY, @ 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND DEW POINT OF 46 DEGREES.

## 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 NYC08CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA295), Aug 27, 2008: Cessna 182A (N169DP), Danielson, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate fuel consumption calculations.

## Other reports on N169DP (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020815036819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020815036819I), Aug 15, 2002: Cessna 182A (N169DP), Chambersburg, PA. (-23) Aircraft departed KN68 with pilot and three parachute jumpers on August 15, 2002 at 0945 hrs. Aircraft climbed to 300 feet when pilot noticed oil…
- [Incident 20000803023959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000803023959I), Aug 3, 2000: Cessna 182A (N169DP), Chambersburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23)Unlawful entry to aircraft. The aircraft was apparently taxied to runway 24 by an unknown person. A person exited aircraft, appiled full power and allowed…
- [Incident 19941105042209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941105042209I), Nov 5, 1994: Cessna 182A (N169DP), Marietta, PA. Lost power on base leg. Landed off airport. Fuel exhaustion was the problem.
- [Incident 19920603020881I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920603020881I), Jun 3, 1992: Cessna 182A (N169DP), Morgantown, PA, Minor damage. Saw glider and tow plane lining up for takeoff. Moved to edge of runway. Glider clipped his wing tip on takeoff.
- [Accident 19870718035239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718035239A), Jul 18, 1987: Cessna 182A (N169DP), Warm Springs, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach. Hit top of trees. Mushing stall. Hit ground nose down.
- [Incident 19790204005299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204005299I), Feb 4, 1979: Cessna 182A (N169DP), Guthrie, OK, 2 fatal. Two parachutists collided, both killed.

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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