# Accident 20230723013949A: Cessna 182J, Stow, MA, July 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2023, 13:05 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4604° N, 71.5180° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4604&lon=-71.5180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7ET-2025-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 234 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230723013949A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 182J ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT MINUTE MAN AIRFIELD (6B6), STOW MA. AND BOUNCED TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE ABORTING THE LANDING AND ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND. PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BUT NEGLECTED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS DURING THE CLIMB OUT WHICH RESULTED IN A LACK OF LIFT, AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 ERA23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA304), Jul 23, 2023: Cessna 182 (N7ET), Stow, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the landing, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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