# NTSB ERA13CA231: Cessna 182G, N2143R, Arcadia, NY, May 4, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 4, 2013, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC) - Place: Arcadia, NY - Coordinates: 43.127498, -77.046386 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1275&lon=-77.0464&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 23, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 86835 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13CA231 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86835/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86835 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA231 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper decision to continue a high approach with a tailwind, rather than perform a go-around, which resulted in an overrun on a wet, down-sloping, grassy runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 182G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/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 182G, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [Terrain: sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 270 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/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: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was attempting to land on a 2,800-foot-long turf runway. He planned on landing to the north due to obstacles along the southerly direction of landing. The pilot added that he approached with about a 5-knot tailwind but the wind was not a factor. He further stated that on final approach, the airplane was a little high. During the flare, the airplane floated longer than the pilot expected. At that time, he did not want to perform a go-around due to power lines at the departure end of the runway. The airplane subsequently touched down about halfway down the runway, and the pilot thought that he had adequate distance to stop; however, the grass was wet and the runway had a downslope. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway, and the pilot veered left in an attempt to avoid power line poles, but the right wing struck a pole, sustaining substantial damage. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. He added that he would have performed a go-around if he knew the grass was wet and the runway had a downslope. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was attempting to land on a 2,800-foot long turf runway. He planned a landing to the north due to obstacles along a southerly direction of landing. The pilot added that he approached with an approximate 5-knot tailwind and the wind was not a factor. He further stated that on final approach, the airplane was a little high. During the flare, the airplane floated longer than the pilot expected. At that time, he did not want to perform a go-around due to power lines at the departure end of the runway. The airplane subsequently touched down about halfway down the runway and the pilot thought that he had adequate distance to stop; however, the grass was wet and down-sloping. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway and the pilot veered left in an attempt to avoid power line poles, but the right wing struck a pole and the airplane came to rest upright. The pilot further stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane and he would have performed a go-around sooner, if he knew the grass was wet and down-sloping. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2143R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2143R-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N 18255343, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G - Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18255343 - Airframe hours: 1899 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Earl Martin - Registered owner: Earl Martin - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 16, 2012, 16 hours before - Departed: 0G7, Seneca Falls, NY - Destination: NONE, Arcadia, NY - Airport: NONE, Private Strip, runway 01, 2,800 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 34; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review August 2, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 128 total, 15 in this make and model, 127 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.28 inHg - Observed at: ROC, 20 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 20130504005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504005799A), May 4, 2013: Cessna 182G, Lyons, NY, Substantial damage. On Saturday, may 4, 2013, a CE-182 aircraft, N2143R, landed at a grass runway at 7168 maxison rd., Lyons, NY. The pilot reported that when he had left his home… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 23, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86835. 795 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 679 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392488&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Interview Summary (item 2, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392698&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Interview%20Summary-Master.PDF - Weather Report (item 3, .PDF, 14 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392503&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF - Photograph # 1: Right Wing Damage (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40392490&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20%23%201%3A%20%20Right%20Wing%20Damage%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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