# Incident 20230526014229I: Cessna 182R, Danbury, CT, May 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2023, 12:40 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9476X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9476X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 25 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230526014229I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 26, 2023 A CESSNA 182R WAS OPERATING IN THE FLIGHT PATTERN AT KDXR AIRPORT. DURING LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNSTABLE DUE TO WIND AND THE PILOT MADE A DECISION TO GO-AROUND. DURING ADVANCEMENT OF HIS THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY RPM RESPONSE AND THE PILOT OPTED TO ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AICRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 35 AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR TO THE AIRPORT SIGNAGE OR SURFACES. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO MAINTENANCE WITH THE SUSPICION OF CARBURETOR ICING.

## Other reports on N9476X (1)

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

- [Accident 20040721035669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721035669A), Jul 21, 2004: Cessna 182R (N9476X), Mitchellville, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was receiving duel night instruction. Pilot flared too high and dropped in from about 15'. Flight instructor was [privacy data omitted]

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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