# Accident 20010112039429A: Cessna 182P, Angola, NY, January 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Angola, NY
- Airport: Angola Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6297° N, 79.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6297&lon=-79.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52359-2001-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010112039429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2001, THE LANDING GEAR ON A CESSNA 182-P, N52359 OPERATED BY MR. DONALD G. WARD, CONTACTED THE TOP OF A SNOW BANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT THE ANGOLA AIRPORT, ANGOLA, NEW YORK. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND FIRE BROKE OUT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 NYC01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA065), Jan 12, 2001: Cessna 182P (N52359), Angola, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged clearance over an obstacle.

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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