What happened
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On July 16, 2015, at approximately 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna model 162 light sport aircraft, serial number 16200180, impacted terrain in a brushy area 2000 feet west of waite road, sheridan, new york, at 42.515807,-79.259223. The private pilot received minor facial injuries and several cuts. No other persons were onboard. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight which departed from the Dunkirk airport (dkk). The flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
An on scene investigation was conducted. The FAA aviation safety inspector arrived at the scene about 14:15 on July 16, 2015.
Officer kevin link of the chautuaqua county sherrif department accompanied the FAA ASI at the accident scene.
Officer link was the second person to arrive at the scene. He stated that when he arrived the pilot was seated in the passenger seat with his legs hanging outside, and was conscious and able to talk. The pilot told officer link the passenger door came open and the aircraft came down.
The aircraft was found top side up, with the left wing touching the ground, the nose touching the ground, and the tail and the right wing elevated above the ground about ten feet. There was substantial damage at many points of the fuselage, but all the flight control surfaces and panels, and structures were intact. The nose wheel was broken off and partially buried in the ground near the front of the aircraft. The propellers were intact. One propeller was cracked. The other showed little or no visible damage. Continuity of the cabling from the control yoke to each flight control surface was verified. The flaps were retracted, the pilot instrument panel electronic pfd/mfd was cracked and the panel was pushed in a few inches. The surroundings indicated the aircraft came down through the tree tops and several small tree limbs could be observed to have been chopped off. No fuel was seen, or smelled, and the fuel sight glasses showed no fuel. The NTSB investigator was called at 14:49 from the accident scene and provided the available information.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 16, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA MODEL 162 LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 16200180, IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A BRUSHY AREA 2000 FEET WEST OF WAITE ROAD, SHERIDAN, NEW YORK, AT 42.515807,-79.259223. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR FACIAL INJURIES AND SEVERAL CUTS. NO OTHER PERSONS WERE ONBOARD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED FROM THE DUNKIRK AIRPORT (DKK). THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. THE FAA AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR ARRIVED AT THE SCENE ABOUT 14:15 ON JULY 16, 2015.
OFFICER KEVIN LINK OF THE CHAUTUAQUA COUNTY SHERRIF DEPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED THE FAA ASI AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
OFFICER LINK WAS THE SECOND PERSON TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED THE PILOT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH HIS LEGS HANGING OUTSIDE, AND WAS CONSCIOUS AND ABLE TO TALK. THE PILOT TOLD OFFICER LINK THE PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TOP SIDE UP, WITH THE LEFT WING TOUCHING THE GROUND, THE NOSE TOUCHING THE GROUND, AND THE TAIL AND THE RIGHT WING ELEVATED ABOVE THE GROUND ABOUT TEN FEET. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT MANY POINTS OF THE FUSELAGE, BUT ALL THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES AND PANELS, AND STRUCTURES WERE INTACT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS BROKEN OFF AND PARTIALLY BURIED IN THE GROUND NEAR THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLERS WERE INTACT. ONE PROPELLER WAS CRACKED. THE OTHER SHOWED LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. CONTINUITY OF THE CABLING FROM THE CONTROL YOKE TO EACH FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE WAS VERIFIED. THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, THE PILOT INSTRUMENT PANEL ELECTRONIC PFD/MFD WAS CRACKED AND THE PANEL WAS PUSHED IN A FEW INCHES. THE SURROUNDINGS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN THROUGH THE TREE TOPS AND SEVERAL SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD BE OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN CHOPPED OFF. NO FUEL WAS SEEN, OR SMELLED, AND THE FUEL SIGHT GLASSES SHOWED NO FUEL. THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR WAS CALLED AT 14:49 FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND PROVIDED THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.