# Accident 20120726015889A: Cessna 172P, Plainville, CT, July 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2012, 19:10 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6944° N, 72.8642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6944&lon=-72.8642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64182, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64182-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA483) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120726015889A

## Narrative

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

ON THE SECOND APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 AT 4B8, THE AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.  EYEWITNESS STATEMENTS REPORT THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW DIRECTLY INTO THE DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.THE PILOT WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AND/OR THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA12FA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA483), Jul 26, 2012: Cessna 172P (N64182), Plainville, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during final approach in visual meteorological conditions, resulting in collision with a berm.

## Other reports on N64182 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910406009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406009089A), Apr 6, 1991: Cessna 172P (N64182), Burlington, CT, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in crosswind. Ran off runway into rocks and trees.
- [Accident 19841101059469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841101059469A), Nov 1, 1984: Cessna 172P (N64182), Andes, NY, Destroyed. Attempted precautionary landing in grass field. Went around. But struck trees. Weather was deteriorating.

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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