# Accident 20150413023839A: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Shelter Island, NY, April 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: Shelter Island, NY
- Airport: Klenawicus
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0558° N, 72.3608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0558&lon=-72.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30283, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30283-2016-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,997 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150413023839A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC OF N30283 CESSNA 162 SKYCATCHER. SERIAL NUMBER 16200094, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KLENAWICUS AIRFIELD (SHELTER ISLAND 49NY) AT APPROXIMATELY 18:00 LOCAL TIME ON APRIL 13, 2015. ONCE AIRBORNE A WITNESS DISCRIBED THE CE-162 AS BANKING HARD TO THE RIGHT MOMENTS AFTER ROTATION, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE TOP OF TREES  PARALLEL TO THE GRASS FIELD AND IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH INJURIES.

THE PIC LOST CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT  NOSE DOWN AND ENDED UP RESTING WINGS LEVEL FACING RUNWAY HEADING OF 22. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FREE TO MOVE EXCEPT FOR THE LEFT ELEVATOR WHICH WAS BINDING DUE TO POST CRASH DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE INTACT EXCEPT THAT THE RIGHT AILERON CABLE WAS SEVERED BEHIND THE RIGHT SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO CRASH IMPACT. THE THROTTLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL OPEN. MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH. FUEL SHUT OFF WAS IN THE ON POSITION AND CARBURETOR HEAT WAS OFF. THE ENGINE CONTROLS WERE CONNECTED AND WERE ABLE TO BE MOVED. THE TANKS HAD FUEL PRESENT. THE FUEL SCREEN WAS CLEAN AND THERE WAS A CLEAR ODOR OF 100 LL. THE ENGINE WAS ROTATED 4 FULL REVOLUTIONS WITH NO UNUSUAL NOISES OR BINDING. THERE WAS ENGINE OIL IN THE SUMP BUT THE LEVEL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE TANK.

## 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 ERA15LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA184), Apr 13, 2015: Cessna 162 (N30283), Shelter Island, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed after takeoff and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low…

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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