# NTSB MIA08CA143: Cessna TR182, N739AZ, Factoryville, PA, July 16, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 15, 2008, 20:00 local (Jul 16, 2008, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Factoryville, PA - Coordinates: 41.589443, -75.756111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5894&lon=-75.7561&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 26, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 68453 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08CA143 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68453/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA143 ## Probable cause The pilot's diverted attention while on final approach and his delay in performing a go-around during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were sun glare and excessive airspeed. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Light condition: glare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036030): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036030/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 109 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: attention](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 226 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021510/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cessna TR182, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072735), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he became momentarily distracted by the sun while on final approach, which resulted in a fast approach. After landing he realized he was unable to stop on the runway, and applied power to go-around, but was too late. While on the ground, the airplane traveled off the departure end of the runway, down a hill, and came to rest in a cornfield. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot of a Cessna TR182 stated that he became momentarily distracted by the sun while on final approach, which resulted in a fast approach. After landing he realized he was unable to stop on the runway, and applied power to go-around, but was too late. While on the ground, the airplane traveled off the departure end of the runway, down a hill, and came to rest in a cornfield. The pilot did not report any mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N739AZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739AZ-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N R18200980, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna TR182 - Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18200980 - Airframe hours: 3682.3 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-L3C 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Alpha Zulu LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2008 - Departed: AVP, Wilkes-Barre, PA - Destination: 9N3, Factoryville, PA - Airport: 9N3, Siemens Field Airport, runway 22, 2,500 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 112 total, 16 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 10° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KAVP, 15 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 20080715840159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715840159A), Jul 15, 2008: Cessna 182T, Factoryville, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at the Seamans Field (9N3) Factoryville, PA on runway 22. Pilot during the landing phase landed long and bounced landing. Pilot… From the NTSB's public API. 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