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FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Ellington, CT · June 1, 2017

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Date
June 1, 2017 · 13:15 local
Place
Ellington, CT
Airport
Ellington
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
RSEJ
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6193B
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA325
Reported as
Cessna 182A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
894 total
N6193BRegistered now · Cessna 182AS/N 34193 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot obtained a weather briefing using foreflight, which included the reported weather for the bradley international airport (bdl) located approx. 17 nautical miles to the west of the departure airfield, Ellington Airport (7B9).

Following a normal runup and systems check, the aircraft took off at approximately 13:45 local time. As they were climbing out the pilot noticed a large, heavy rain shower approaching the airport from the west. He elected to immediately return for a landing at Ellington Airport. Due to gusting wind conditions the pilot decided to add approximately five to ten miles per hour to his final approach speed.

The pilot stated that as the aircraft touched down it felt like the aircraft accelerated, and so he immediately applied heavy brakes to help decelerate. The brakes appeared to be having little effect slowing the aircraft but, due to the questionable weather conditions, the pilot felt it unwise to attempt a go-around at this point.

The aircraft skidded off the departure end of the runway, and the pilot shut the engine down by pulling the mixture control to idle cut-off. As the aircraft came to a stop it contacted an area of bushes and small trees, and finally came to rest in a small drainage ditch, approximately fifty feet from the end of the runway. As the aircraft entered the drainage ditch the right wing tip impacted the FAR side of the ditch.

The pilot asked the three passangers if they were alright and each of them indicated that they were fine. He then secured all remaining aircraft systems and ensured the master switch, fuel selector, and engine magnetos were all in the off positions. All four occupants exited the aircraft without incident.

The outter portion of the right wing and wing tip were substainionally damaged due to contact with the ground. No other aircraft damage was discovered.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING USING FOREFLIGHT, WHICH INCLUDED THE REPORTED WEATHER FOR THE BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BDL) LOCATED APPROX. 17 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD, ELLINGTON AIRPORT (7B9).

FOLLOWING A NORMAL RUNUP AND SYSTEMS CHECK, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 13:45 LOCAL TIME. AS THEY WERE CLIMBING OUT THE PILOT NOTICED A LARGE, HEAVY RAIN SHOWER APPROACHING THE AIRPORT FROM THE WEST. HE ELECTED TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN FOR A LANDING AT ELLINGTON AIRPORT. DUE TO GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS THE PILOT DECIDED TO ADD APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN MILES PER HOUR TO HIS FINAL APPROACH SPEED.

THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED, AND SO HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED HEAVY BRAKES TO HELP DECELERATE. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE HAVING LITTLE EFFECT SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT BUT, DUE TO THE QUESTIONABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PILOT FELT IT UNWISE TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND AT THIS POINT.

THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUT-OFF. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IT CONTACTED AN AREA OF BUSHES AND SMALL TREES, AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH, APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE DRAINAGE DITCH THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE FAR SIDE OF THE DITCH.

THE PILOT ASKED THE THREE PASSANGERS IF THEY WERE ALRIGHT AND EACH OF THEM INDICATED THAT THEY WERE FINE. HE THEN SECURED ALL REMAINING AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND ENSURED THE MASTER SWITCH, FUEL SELECTOR, AND ENGINE MAGNETOS WERE ALL IN THE OFF POSITIONS. ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

THE OUTTER PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING AND WING TIP WERE SUBSTAINIONALLY DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA325Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEllington, CTThe pilot’s unstabilized approach and failure to go around in rainy, gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to land due to the deteriorating weather conditions.Jun 1, 2017 · Substantial damage

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