Cessna 182Q accident near Groton, CT
On June 27, 2005, a Cessna 182Q (airplane) was involved in an accident near Groton, CT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 27, 2005
- Place
- Groton, CT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.303°N, 72.050°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050706X00942
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 27, 2005, at 1320 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N5155N, was destroyed when it impacted water following a loss of control while on approach to the Groton/New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The commercial pilot, pilot-rated passenger, and two other passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight that originated from the Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, Maine, about 1130. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Review of air traffic control (ATC) transcripts, recordings, and interviews with air traffic controllers from Groton tower revealed that the accident airplane conducted two ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches to runway 5. On the first approach, approximately 1250, the pilot-rated passenger initially transmitted to the GON tower "…skylane five five november with you." The controller questioned the pilot-rated passenger if they were associated with the Rotarian Club, which the pilot-rated passenger replied "affirmative." The controller subsequently cleared the flight to land. About 2 minutes later, a tower controller observed the airplane "break out" of the clouds at 200 feet, left of the runway centerline. The airplane appeared to be headed straight for the control tower when the pilot-rated passenger radioed a request to conduct a "circle to land." The airplane then continued into a cloud layer, and the air traffic controller
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while executing an ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach to minimums.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
