NONE · Cessna 182B · 2002-06-24 · Ellington, CT, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC02LA122
Event ID
20020701X01015
Type
Accident
Date
2002-06-24
Location
Ellington, CT, USA
Coordinates
41.924446, -72.456947
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
182B
Registration
N2516G
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during an emergency landing, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent forced landing to a cornfield. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel starvation.