Cessna 182T N771CP

Summary

On 7 October 2008 at about 19:35 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N771CP, operated by Civil Air Patrol, was involved in an accident near Manchester, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 October 2008 at 19:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Manchester, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Hartford-Brainard (KHFD)

Coordinates

41.7897, -72.5397

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N771CP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hartford → Hartford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA017

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight departed Brainard-Hartford Airport and was approximately 5 miles to the northeast at 1,800 feet msl when a large bird was observed on a collision course. The pilot banked left to avoid the bird and continued the climb. As the bird went out of sight, a "loud thump" was heard, and the pilot reported the bird strike to ATC. After returning to the airport, the right wing was inspected and found to have substantial damage. Published airport remarks include the following: "Birds and deer on and in vicinity of the airport."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.