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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Stow, MA · September 16, 1996

Date: September 16, 1996 · 18:00 local
Place: Stow, MA
Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N737MD
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC96LA185
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Fatal injuries: 0

N737MDRegistered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18261672 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated he was practicing short field landings. Touched down long, through bushed into swamp at end of runway. (-23) pilot stated he was practicing short field landings. His first approach was a go-around. He stated his next approach looked good. He said the wind had been calm, but a slight tailwind had arisen between the trees lining the runway. He stated he touched down long and that the grass was wet. He said there wasn't room to go around. He said he arrived at the runway end with about 5-10 mph ground speed. He stated he went through some bushes and into a swampy pond. The aircraft sustained damage to prop, firewall, cowl, belly & nose fairing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. TOUCHED DOWN LONG, THROUGH BUSHED INTO SWAMP AT END OF RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. HIS FIRST APPROACH WAS A GO-AROUND. HE STATED HIS NEXT APPROACH LOOKED GOOD. HE SAID THE WIND HAD BEEN CALM, BUT A SLIGHT TAILWIND HAD ARISEN BETWEEN THE TREES LINING THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND THAT THE GRASS WAS WET. HE SAID THERE WASN'T ROOM TO GO AROUND. HE SAID HE ARRIVED AT THE RUNWAY END WITH ABOUT 5-10 MPH GROUND SPEED. HE STATED HE WENT THROUGH SOME BUSHES AND INTO A SWAMPY POND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROP, FIREWALL, COWL, BELLY & NOSE FAIRING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC96LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStow, MAthe pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance during the landing, and his failure to go around while there was sufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway overrun and an encounter with a soft terrain at the edge of a pond. Wet grass on the runway…Sep 16, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N737MD · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19830924066989IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Richland, NYLanded long on a wet grass strip and slid into a gas pump at the end of the runway.Sep 24, 1983 · Minor damage