20091020050589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182R · White Plains, NY · October 20, 2009

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Date: October 20, 2009 · 18:55 local
Place: White Plains, NY
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4731N
Reported as: Cessna 182R
Reported engine: Continental 0-470
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,348 total884 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N4731NRegistration cancelled Aug 24, 2010 · Cessna 182RS/N 18267744 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 182R Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot was offered and accepted a clearance to land on runway 29 at White Plains. He determined that the available landing distance was 4,451 feet and was unaware that there was a displaced threshold. The actual lda is 3,164 feet. ATC asked the pilot to keep approach speed up due to traffic sequenced to land on runway 34 behind the accident plane. The pilot made his approach and landing without flaps in order to accommodate ATC and did not adequately slow the aircraft prior to the flare. The last radar hit shows ground speed at 112 knots at 500 feet MSL with a trend of increasing speed. The pilot saw the displaced threshold illuminated by the landing light and decided to continue. The pilot locked the brakes when concern developed for stopping before the end of the runway. There was a private intrument rated passenger on board that the pilot used as a resource. The second pilot never acted as PIC. The pilot reported no mechanical irregularities.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS OFFERED AND ACCEPTED A CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29 AT WHITE PLAINS. HE DETERMINED THAT THE AVAILABLE LANDING DISTANCE WAS 4,451 FEET AND WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE ACTUAL LDA IS 3,164 FEET. ATC ASKED THE PILOT TO KEEP APPROACH SPEED UP DUE TO TRAFFIC SEQUENCED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 BEHIND THE ACCIDENT PLANE. THE PILOT MADE HIS APPROACH AND LANDING WITHOUT FLAPS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE ATC AND DID NOT ADEQUATELY SLOW THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE FLARE. THE LAST RADAR HIT SHOWS GROUND SPEED AT 112 KNOTS AT 500 FEET MSL WITH A TREND OF INCREASING SPEED. THE PILOT SAW THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ILLUMINATED BY THE LANDING LIGHT AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE. THE PILOT LOCKED THE BRAKES WHEN CONCERN DEVELOPED FOR STOPPING BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS A PRIVATE INTRUMENT RATED PASSENGER ON BOARD THAT THE PILOT USED AS A RESOURCE. THE SECOND PILOT NEVER ACTED AS PIC. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES.