# Accident 20120506006919A: Cessna 182N, Newport, VT, May 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2012, 18:15 local time
- Place: Newport, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8831° N, 72.2244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8831&lon=-72.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9217G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9217G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 13 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120506006919A

## Narrative

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

POSSIBLE UNSTABLE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36, HIGH ON APPROACH (FINAL) WITH FULL FLAPS. DECREASE IN AIRSPEED, PILOT APPLIED POWER TOO LATE TO RECOVER FROM EXCESSIVE SINK RATE. IMPACTED RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL FIRST. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP WITH FIREWALL, PROPELLER, AND GEAR DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12CA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA322), May 6, 2012: Cessna 182N (N9217G), Newport, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.

## Other reports on N9217G (1)

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

- [Incident 19820906050729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906050729I), Sep 6, 1982: Cessna 182N (N9217G), Merced, CA, Minor damage. Auto pilot box popped out of panel on level off and activated. Startled pilot made hard 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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