# NTSB NYC81FNE19: Cessna 182, N1966X, East Haddam, CT, May 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1981
- Place: East Haddam, CT · EAST HADDAM, CT
- Location: 41.4532° N, 72.4612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Haddam, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4532&lon=-72.4612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1402   81/5/8    EAST HADDAM,CT      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 110
        TIME - 1510                    N1966X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODSPEED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    EAST HADDAM,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1966X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goodspeed

## 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 19810508025269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508025269A), May 8, 1981: Cessna 182H, East Haddam, CT, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing on nose wheel causing substantial damage.

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.

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