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FAA incident report · Cessna 182L · Hartford, CT · February 28, 2025

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Date
February 28, 2025 · 10:40 local
Place
Hartford, CT
Airport
Hartford-Brainard
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3120R
Reported as
Cessna 182L
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
347 total27 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N3120RRegistered now · Cessna 182LS/N 18258520Airframe modelCessna 182LEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 02/28/2025 at approximately 10:40 am local, a Cessna 182L aircraft, operated by the privacy data omitted and pilot in command (PIC), sustained damage to the right wingtip fairing, nose landing gear fairing, and engine propeller after landing touch down at the Hartford Brainard airport (khfd) in Connecticut. During a telephone interview with the PIC on 04/07/2025, at 09:04 am local, he stated that at the time of the incident on 02/28/2025 there was one passenger onboard the aircraft. The PIC stated that the aircraft annual maintenance inspection was accomplished on 02/20/2025 by privacy data omitted aircraft maintenance. The PIC stated he was performing an operational check flight (ocf) from khfd to khfd on 02/28/2025 to check the operation of the fuel tank vent system. The PIC stated that on the return approach landing phase of flight, just before touchdown and while executing a crosswind correction, a gust of wind struck the left side of the aircraft causing the right wingtip fairing and engine propeller to contact the runway pavement. The PIC was able to maintain control of the aircraft after touchdown and was able to continue to taxi off the runway. The aircraft is currently still in maintenance, return to service is pending.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/28/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 AM LOCAL, A CESSNA 182L AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP FAIRING, NOSE LANDING GEAR FAIRING, AND ENGINE PROPELLER AFTER LANDING TOUCH DOWN AT THE HARTFORD BRAINARD AIRPORT (KHFD) IN CONNECTICUT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PIC ON 04/07/2025, AT 09:04 AM LOCAL, HE STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT ON 02/28/2025 THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ANNUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 02/20/2025 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE. THE PIC STATED HE WAS PERFORMING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT (OCF) FROM KHFD TO KHFD ON 02/28/2025 TO CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM. THE PIC STATED THAT ON THE RETURN APPROACH LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND WHILE EXECUTING A CROSSWIND CORRECTION, A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP FAIRING AND ENGINE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY STILL IN MAINTENANCE, RETURN TO SERVICE IS PENDING.