# Accident 19991016047359A: Cessna 182S, Staatsburg, NY, October 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1999, 12:45 local time
- Place: Staatsburg, NY
- Airport: Airhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8397° N, 73.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8397&lon=-73.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N783WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N783WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 143 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991016047359A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT PERFORMED A LANDING TO THE SOD RUNWAY. HE SAID HE USED BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL YOKE DURING THE ROLLOUT TO KEEP THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, LOWERED THE NOSE, '...AND LO AND BEHOLD, THERE WAS A DEER!  I APPLIED LEFT BRAKE TO AVOID THE DEER AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT I WAS UNAWARE OF.'  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK BRUSH, AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND THE PROPELLER.                 (-23) AFTER LANDING ON A 1.700 RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT SAID HE WAS TRYING TO AVOID A DEER THAT CAME OUT IN FRONT OF HIM.

## 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 IAD00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA001), Oct 16, 1999: Cessna 182S (N783WW), Staatsburg, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's encounter with an unseen embankment while maneuvering to avoid a deer on the runway.

## Other reports on N783WW (1)

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

- [Incident 20050122001559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050122001559I), Jan 22, 2005: Cessna 182S (N783WW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] holder of private pilot certificate [privacy data omitted] and pilot of Cessna 182, N783WW had just landed from a flight…

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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