# Accident 20140920017439A: Cessna 182A, East Bethany, NY, September 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2014, 09:15 local time
- Place: East Bethany, NY
- Airport: Bethany Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9433° N, 78.1383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9433&lon=-78.1383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3785D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3785D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 16 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140920017439A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2014, A CE-182A, N3785D, WAS LANDING TO THE WEST AT BETHANY AIRPARK, EAST BETHANY, NY (8NK4) (A GRASS LANDING STRIP) AFTER/AT TOUCHDOWN A STRONG CROSSWIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WINDSOCK POLE.

STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING/SPAR WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA14CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA449), Sep 20, 2014: Cessna 182A (N3785D), Bethany Center, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a directional control of the airplane during gusting wind conditions.

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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