# Accident 20170601011179A: Cessna 182A, Ellington, CT, June 1, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 1, 2017, 13:15 local time - Place: Ellington, CT - Airport: Ellington - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: RSEJ - Location: 41.9256° N, 72.4572° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9256&lon=-72.4572&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6193B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6193B) (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 - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 894 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA325) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601011179A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 GAA17CA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA325), Jun 1, 2017: Cessna 182 (N6193B), Ellington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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… ## Other reports on N6193B (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20201107015949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201107015949I), Nov 7, 2020: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, Minor damage. On 11/7/2020 aircraft departed 7B9 with 4 jumpers to conduct sky diving operations. Upon reaching the correct position 4500 feet above the drop zone the cabin… - [Incident 20041204035219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041204035219I), Dec 4, 2004: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, Minor damage. (-23) On 12-04-2004 a Cessna, C-182 struck a mobile helicopter landing pad while taxiing. The pad stands approximately 10 inches off the ground. The pad had… - [Incident 20020506010039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020506010039I), May 6, 2002: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. (-23) Mr. Bonadies was the president of Connecticut parachutists, inc. and also experienced instructor (jump master with 5000 jumps) had a fatal incident. Mr.… - [Incident 19890513024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890513024749I), May 13, 1989: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. Upper chutist in a 2 stack operation hit lower canopy causing it to collapse. Reserve chute dip not fully deploy. - [Incident 19861019069119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019069119I), Oct 19, 1986: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 2 fatal. Parachutists were fatally injured when the drouge failed to extract. No attempt made to activate it. - [Incident 19810524040989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524040989I), May 24, 1981: Cessna 182A (N6193B), Ellington, CT, 1 fatal. Fatal parachute accident, chute malfunction. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.