# NTSB IAD00LA001: Cessna 182S, N783WW, Staatsburg, NY, October 16, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 16, 1999, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Staatsburg, NY - Coordinates: 41.839656, -73.919837 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8397&lon=-73.9198&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47642 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD00LA001 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47642/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA001 ## Probable cause was the pilot's encounter with an unseen embankment while maneuvering to avoid a deer on the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - object - animal(s) - maneuver to avoid obstructions - initiated, pilot in command - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot performed a landing to the sod runway. He said he used back pressure on the control yoke during the rollout to keep the nose wheel off the runway. According to the pilot, he applied the brakes, lowered the nose, '...and lo and behold, there was a deer! I applied left brake to avoid the deer and went down an embankment I was unaware of.' The airplane departed the left side of the runway, struck brush, and sustained damage to the left wing, the left main landing gear, and the propeller. ## Factual narrative On October 16, 1999, at 1245 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182S, N783WW, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees during the landing roll at Airhaven Airport (09N), Staatsburg, New York. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated at Danbury, Connecticut (DXY), approximately 1200. No flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In a telephone interview, the pilot stated he departed Danbury, Connecticut, approximately 1200, for the flight to Airhaven. He said that he got his weather information from the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS) at DXY, and the winds were from 230 degrees at 11 knots. The pilot performed his approach to land on runway 20 at 09N and touched down "...just above the stall speed." The pilot said he used back pressure on the control yoke during the rollout to keep the nose wheel off the runway. According to the pilot, he applied the brakes, lowered the nose, "...and lo and behold, there was a deer! I applied left brake to avoid the deer and went down an embankment I was unaware of." The airplane departed the left side of the runway, struck brush, and sustained damage to the left wing, the left main landing gear, and the propeller. When questioned if there were any mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, the pilot responded, "None whatsoever." The pilot reported approximately 600 hours of flight experience. He said he began flying in 1959 and accrued approximately 300 hours of experience before he stopped flying in 1961. The pilot said he resumed flying in February 1998. He reported 300 hours of flight experience since that time, 200 hours of which were in the Cessna 182. The sod runway at Airhaven Airport was 1,750 feet long and 75 feet wide. The winds reported at Poughkeepsie, New York, 12 miles south of Airhaven were from 250 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N783WW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N783WW), registered now, S/N 18280351, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182S - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280351 - Airframe hours: 166 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Saul A. Shapiro - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, September 3, 1999, 14 hours before - Departed: DXR, DANBURY, CT - Destination: 09N - Airport: 09N, Airhaven Airport, runway 20, 1,700 × 80 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 379 total, 143 in this make and model, 279 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 10 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: POU, 13 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 19991016047359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991016047359A), Oct 16, 1999: Cessna 182S, Staatsburg, NY, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot performed a landing to the sod runway. He said he used back pressure on the control yoke during the rollout to keep the nose wheel off the… From the NTSB's public API. 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