# Accident 20080427837609A: Cessna 172F, White Plains, NY, April 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2008, 23:50 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0672° N, 73.7075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0672&lon=-73.7075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5382R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5382R-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 519 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080427837609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CESSNA 172F N5382R S/N 17252917 WAS DESTROYED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND TO KHPN ON 04/27/2008 AT 2350 LOCAL.  N5382R CRASHED INTO TWO SETS OF MALSR LIGHT BARS AND ALSO ILS LOCALIZER FOR RWY 34 WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 16.  PILOT ADMITTED TO CONFUSING THE APPROACH LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY LIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE SAFETY AREA FOR RWY 16.  AFTER IMPACTING THE ILS LOCALIZER AND REACHING THE SURFACE, THE NLG COLLAPSED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO IMPACT THE GROUND AND EVENTUALLY FLIPPING END OVER END, COMING TO REST INVERTED.  BOTH OCCUPANTS EGRESSED WITH MINOR INJURIES.  FOUND CONTINUITY IN ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS.  NO OTHER PRE-IMPACT DAMAGE NOTICED ON AIRFRAME.

## 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 NYC08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA170), Apr 28, 2008: Cessna 172F (N5382R), White Plains, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path during the approach.

## Other reports on N5382R (1)

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

- [Incident 20050615011649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615011649I), Jun 15, 2005: Cessna 172F (N5382R), Bennington, VT, Minor damage. (-23) While the pilot was executing the VOR approach into Bennington (ddh), he recalled that the nearest reporting station indicated winds were at 260, which…

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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