- Date
- August 29, 1969
- Place
- Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9982BCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155158
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3805 69/8/29 MERIDEN,CONN CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 130 TIME - 2130 N9982B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN-MARKHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERIDEN,CONN MERIDEN,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9982B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meriden-Markham
N9982BRegistration cancelled May 8, 2026 · Cessna 182AAirframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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