# NTSB IAD97LA082: Cessna R182, N2336C, Poughkeepsie, NY, June 5, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 5, 1997, 17:35 local (21:35 UTC) - Place: Poughkeepsie, NY - Coordinates: 41.589756, -73.910354 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5898&lon=-73.9104&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 15, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28199 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD97LA082 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28199/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA082 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Miscellaneous/other, landing - roll - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) ## Analysis After touch down on runway 33, the pilot reported that he noticed the windsock pointing the direction he was heading and he felt that his brakes were not functioning. With 800 feet remaining and about 40 mph on the airspeed indicator, the pilot aborted the landing. After raising the flaps, adding full throttle, and pushing the carburetor heat off, the pilot stated that he 'pulled the elevator all the way back.' Skid marks were found on about the last 1,000 feet of the runway. The winds at the airport were reported from 350 at 8 knots. The airplane impacted trees at the bottom of a slope beyond the overrun. No malfunction was found with the airframe or engine. ## Factual narrative On June 5, 1997, about 1735 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R182, N2336C, was destroyed as it impacted the terrain during an aborted landing at the Dutchess County Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, New York. The certificated private pilot/owner received minor injuries and the passenger was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated that he departed the Alamance Regional Airport, Burlington, North Carolina, about 1435, destined for the Houlton International Airport, Houlton, Maine, with a fuel stop at POU. Upon contacting Duchess County Tower, the pilot was told to report a 2 mile base leg for runway 33. The pilot contacted the tower on base leg, and was cleared to land. After landing, the pilot noticed that the windsock was pointed in the direction he was heading, and that the "brakes did not seem to be functioning". With about 800 feet remaining and about 40 mph on the airspeed indicator, the pilot aborted the landing. He stated that he raised the flaps, added full throttle, and pushed carburetor heat off. At the end of the runway, the pilot stated that he pulled "the elevator all the way back." The pilot could not remember the airplane impacting the trees. He remember seeing the plane in the trees minutes after being rescued. Witnesses around the airport stated that they heard the airplane skidding and simultaneously heard the engine go to full power. At 1755, the recorded winds at POU were from 350 degrees at 8 knots. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector examined the wreckage and reported that skid marks were found on about the last 1,000 feet of runway and into the overrun. The airplane was found in the trees at the bottom of the slope beyond the overrun. The Inspector reported that no malfunctions of the airframe or engine were found. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2336C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2336C-1998-12-09), registration cancelled 1998-12-09, S/N R18200154 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna R182 - Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18200154 - Airframe hours: 2601 - Engines: Lycoming O-540AJ3 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Donald G. Harding - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 8, 1996, 33 hours before - Departed: BUY, BURLINGTON, NC - Destination: POU, NY - Airport: POU, Dutchess County, runway 33, 3,003 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,927 total, 272 in this make and model, 1,927 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 8 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: POU ## 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 19970605013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970605013399A), Jun 5, 1997: Cessna R182, Poughkeepsie, NY, Destroyed. On 6/5/97, at approximately 1650 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R182, hit the top of tres and impacted the ground during an attempted go around on runway 33… From the NTSB's public API. 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