# NTSB ERA10CA209: Cessna 182S, N127S, Montauck, NY, April 3, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 3, 2010, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC) - Place: Montauck, NY - Coordinates: 41.076389, -71.920829 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0764&lon=-71.9208&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report July 1, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75650 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA209 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75650/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75650 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA209 ## Probable cause The pilot’s excessive airspeed on final approach and his failure to achieve the proper touchdown point. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Ceiling/visibility/precip: fog](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035055): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035055/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 78 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03035055/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, fog was approaching the airport from the south as he approached from the north at the conclusion of a local flight. His approach to landing was “normal,” but in the flare the airplane floated longer than anticipated. At touchdown, the pilot applied “heavy braking” before the airplane overran the departure end of the runway, struck a fence, a tree, and substantially damaged the left wing. The pilot was unable to estimate the airplane's speed on approach or its point of touchdown on the runway. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, and added that he did not abort the landing due to the approaching fog. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, fog approached the airport from the south, as he approached from the north at the conclusion of a local flight. His approach to landing was “normal,” but in the flare the airplane floated longer than anticipated. At touchdown, the pilot applied “heavy braking” before the airplane overran the departure end of the runway, struck a fence, a tree, and substantially damaged the left wing. The pilot was unable to estimate the airplane’s speed on approach or its point of touchdown on the runway. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, and added that he did not abort the landing due to the approaching fog. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N127S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127S-2011-11-04), registration cancelled 2011-11-04, S/N 18280914 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280914 - Airframe hours: 338 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: 275 LLC - Registered owner: 275 LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 8, 2009, 50 hours before - Departed: GON, Groton, CT - Destination: MTP, Montauck, NY - Airport: MTP, Montauk Airport, runway 24, 3,481 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 550 total, 350 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: GON, 16 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100403055369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403055369A), Apr 3, 2010: Cessna 182S, Montauk, NY, Substantial damage. Weather was VFR, but there was an approaching fog bank from the south. Airman's approach was excessive and caused a long landing, with an overrun after 1200… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75650. 662 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 578 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40328939&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA inspector statement/record of conversation with pilot (item 2, .PDF, 84 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40328941&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20inspector%20statement%2Frecord%20of%20conversation%20with%20pilot-Redacted.PDF 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. 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