# Accident 20031010030579A: Cessna 182C, Clarence Center, NY, October 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2003, 19:45 local time
- Place: Clarence Center, NY
- Airport: Potoczak Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0611° N, 78.6614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0611&lon=-78.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8511T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8511T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031010030579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2003, AT 1945 EST A CESSNA 182, N8511T COLLIDED WITH TREES PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND FROM POTOCZAK AIRPORT (D46). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, ALONE IN THE AIRCRAFT, WAS UNHURT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR PERSONAL USE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HOLLANDS INTERNATIONAL FIELD (85N) ABOUT 1850 EST AND WAS PLANNED ON ENDING AT POTOCZAK AIRPORT (D46) AFTER RELEASING JUMPERS NEAR HAMBURG, NY.

## 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 NYC04CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA009), Oct 10, 2003: Cessna 182C (N8511T), Clarence Center, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed go-around decision. A factor in this accident was the night light condition.

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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