# NTSB NYC82DA126: Beech A23-19, N3622Q, Plainville, CT, June 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 18, 1982, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&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 June 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72251/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA126

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - elevator - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE SECOND LANDING ROLL AND SWERVED OFF RUNWAY ONTO A RAILROAD TRACK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3622Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-19
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MB-240
- Airframe hours: 3552
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2C 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Spring Flyers Corporation
- Registered owner: Spring Flyers Corporation
- Departed: 4B8, PLAINVILLE, CT
- Destination: 4B8, PLAINVILLE, CT
- Airport: 4B8, Robertson Field, runway 20, 3,116 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 98 total, 4 in this make and model, 43 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 15 knots

## 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 19820618023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618023219A), Jun 18, 1982: Beech A2319, Plainville, CT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway and over an embankment.

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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