# Accident 19950523013069A: Cessna 182E, Frederick, PA, May 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Frederick, PA
- Airport: Drewneany-Springmeadow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2491° N, 75.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2491&lon=-75.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3168Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3168Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 73 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950523013069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO LAND ON 1400 FOOT STRIP DOWNWIND ON SECOND TRY. SKIDDED OFF END. STRUCK DITCH. NOSED OVER.FAILED GO AROUND

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC95LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA121), May 23, 1995: Cessna 182E (N3168Y), Frederick, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning by failing to verify the wind direction for landing. Also causal is the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touch down point and to do a go-around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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