# NTSB IAD02LA069: Cessna 182T, N3541A, Plainville, CT, July 7, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 7, 2002, 13:55 local (17:55 UTC) - Place: Plainville, CT - Coordinates: 41.690277, -72.864723 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6903&lon=-72.8647&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 26, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55150 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD02LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55150/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55150 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA069 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis According to the pilot, he completed several touch and go's with "no difficulty," during a "moderate crosswind." During the final landing, the airplane touched down on the runway, then began to porpoise. As the airplane bounced the second time, a gust of wind blew it to the right side of the runway. The airplane continued off the runway and over an embankment, and subsequently nosed over and collided with a fence. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 7, 2002, at 1355 eastern daylight time, N3541A, a Cessna 182T, was substantially damaged during a landing at Robertson Field (4B8), Plainville, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, the purpose of the flight was to practice touch-and-go's on runway 02. The pilot completed four takeoffs and landings with "no difficulty," during a "moderate crosswind." During the final landing, the airplane touched down on the runway, then began to porpoise. As the airplane bounced the second time, a gust of wind blew it to the right side of the runway. The airplane continued off the runway and over an embankment, coming to rest inverted with its vertical stabilizer impacting a fence. The pilot stated he used a "slip" technique to correct for the crosswind, while maintaining the nose of the airplane on the centerline of the runway. The pilot reported 82 hours of total flight experience, 30 of which were in make and model. He also reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane. According to the inspector, substantial damage was observed to the left wing, fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The inspector also reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds reported at Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD), Hartford, Connecticut, 10 miles to the northeast, at 1353, were from 300 degrees, variable 260 degrees to 340 degrees, at 9 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3541A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3541A), registered now, S/N 18281048, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281048 - Airframe hours: 40.1 - Engines: Lycoming I0-540-ABIA5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David Zwiener - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 11, 2001, 40.1 hours before - Departed: 4B8, Plainville, CT - Destination: 4B8, Plainville, CT - Airport: 4B8, Robertson Field Airport, runway 02, 3,612 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review March 30, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 82 total, 30 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 9 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: HFD, 10 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020707014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707014799A), Jul 7, 2002: Cessna 182T, Plainville, CT, No damage. (.19) On July 7, 2002, at 1355 eastern daylight time, N3541A, a Cessna 182T, was substantially damaged during landing at the Robertson Field Airport (4B8),… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 24, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55150. 532 KB in all. - NTSB Form 6120.1/2 (item 1, .PDF, 462 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461193&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120.1%2F2-Master.PDF - Summaries of Interview (item 2, .PDF, 70 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40179995&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Summaries%20of%20Interview-Master.PDF 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. 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