# NTSB ERA10CA295: Cessna 182D, N9985T, Chateaugay, NY, May 30, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 30, 2010, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Chateaugay, NY
- Coordinates: 44.959167, -74.035552
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9592&lon=-74.0356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA295
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76200/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA295

## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgedment of his speed and distance during landing, which resulted in an overrun.

## 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 · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182D, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072710), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182D, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072710), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182D, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072710), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, during landing on the 1,800-foot-long private grass strip, the airplane "had too much speed" at touchdown, and overran the departure end of the runway. The airplane impacted a stone wall, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, during landing on the 1,800-foot-long private grass strip, the airplane "had too much speed" at touchdown, and overran the departure end of the runway. The airplane impacted a stone wall, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9985T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9985T-2013-05-31), registration cancelled 2013-05-31, S/N 18253085, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253085
- Airframe hours: 2895
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Maple Field Inc
- Registered owner: Maple Field Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 5, 2009
- Departed: FSO, Swanton, NY
- Destination: NONE, Chateaugay, NY
- Airport: NONE, Chateaugay, runway 27, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 15, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 345 total, 39 in this make and model, 305 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observed at: KPBG, 30 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 20100530005469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100530005469A), May 30, 2010: Cessna 182D, Chateaugay, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed highgate airport, VT (fso) destination grass strip at 145 jones rd. chateauguay, NY. Pilot overshot grass runway at destination, impacted…

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 21, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76200. 5.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 593 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331258&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Memorandum for Record - Pilot Phone Interview (item 2, .PDF, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331130&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Pilot%20Phone%20Interview-Redacted.PDF
- Photo 1 (photo courtesy of the Federal Aviation Administration): aircraft at accident site (item 3, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331260&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20(photo%20courtesy%20of%20the%20Federal%20Aviation%20Administration)%3A%20aircraft%20at%20accident%20site-Master.PDF
- Photo 2 (photo courtesy of the FAA): stone wall impacted by aircraft (item 4, .PDF, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331261&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20(photo%20courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)%3A%20stone%20wall%20impacted%20by%20aircraft-Master.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. Compare the reported make and model.

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