# Accident 20141129021659A: Cessna 182Q, West Hartford, CT, November 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2014, 15:12 local time
- Place: West Hartford, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6894° N, 72.8647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6894&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759VG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759VG) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 726 total, 224 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141129021659A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SLIGHT CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 - 1200 FEET PER MINUTE CLIMBING FROM 800 TO 2000 FEET TOWARDS KHFD.  ABOUT 8 MILES FROM KHFD THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WITH A LOSS OF POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING TO DESCEND. THE PILOT TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL LOSING ALTITUDE.  HE PUSHED THE CARBURETOR HEAT BACK IN (OFF), BUT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING WORSE.   TO AVOID A RIDGE, HE PROCEEDED ON A LEFT TURN, CONTACTED KHFD STATING THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT AND THAT HE WAS STILL LOSING ALTITUDE.   HE PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AGAIN, VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON BOTH, BUT HAD ALMOST NO POWER AND WAS LOSING ALTITUDE.  AT ABOUT 400 ? 500 FEET HE LOOKED FOR THE BEST PLACE TO LAND.  HE HAD MINIMAL POWER OR A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, AND NOTIFIED KHFD THAT HE WAS GOING DOWN.  HE TRIED TO CENTER THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE ROAD AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE RUNNING ALONG THE TOP OF A CONCRETE BARRIER, AND WAS TORN OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION, TILTED LEFT WITH THE LEFT WING TIP RESTING ON THE GROUND.    THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF FUEL, AND THE FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING HAD SPILLED ONTO THE PAVEMENT AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.  FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL BOWL, THE FUEL LINE WHICH RUNS FROM THE BOWL TO THE CARBURETOR, AND THE CARBURETOR. THE FUEL STRAINERS IN IN THE FUEL BOWL AND THE CARBURETOR WERE FOUND TO BE CLEAN AND UNOBSTRUCTED.  COMPRESSION WAS NOTED ON ALL 6 CYLINDERS, AND THE MAGNETOS WERE SPARK CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE OK.

## 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 ERA15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA063), Nov 29, 2014: Cessna 182 (N759VG), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during climb after takeoff for a reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or…

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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