Cessna 182P N1420S

Summary

On 9 February 2000 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N1420S was involved in an incident near Hartford, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 February 2000 at 16:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Hartford-Brainard (HFD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N1420S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Myrtle Beach

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC00IA076

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot taxied the airplane from the north side of a building to the south side. He set the parking park and secured the engine to load a passenger along with some baggage. The pilot than started the engine. While the passenger was looking for a pair of sunglasses, the pilot looked down to set the transponder code. With the engine at 'low' rpm, the airplane rolled approximately 60 feet. Neither the pilot nor the passenger was aware of its movements until the collision. After the collision, a 'shower' of gasoline was observed, which the pilot thought was water at the time. He secured the electrical master, and released the barking brake with the intention of pushing the airplane back. Once outside, the pilot realized the water was in fact gasoline, so no attempt was made to move the airplane. After the accident, a FAA Inspector set the parking brake then attempted to push the airplane. He could not get the airplane to roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.