# Accident 20130221008379A: Dombroski Frank VANS RV-10, Lake Placid, NY, February 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2013, 18:10 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, NY
- Airport: Lake Placid
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3131° N, 74.0311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3131&lon=-74.0311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10FD-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dombroski Frank VANS RV-10 (registry code 05627PM, https://openairdocs.org/model/dombroski-frank-vans-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41798, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOMBROSKI FRANK VANS RV-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-D4A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,884 total, 208 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130221008379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WHILE ENROUTE TO KLKP REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN AN IFR CLEARANCE TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEGED THE CLEARANCE THEN FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEARANCE AND THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA13CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA142), Feb 21, 2013: Dombroski Frank Vans RV-10 (N10FD), Lake Placid, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, which resulted in attempted visual flight in night instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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