# NTSB NYC01LA034: Cessna 180H, N7904V, Long Lake, NY, November 8, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 8, 2000, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Long Lake, NY - Coordinates: 43.969734, -74.419509 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9697&lon=-74.4195&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 18, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 50617 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50617/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA034 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Analysis The 1,000-foot airstrip had just been constructed, and the pilot was the first to attempt a landing on it. The pilot made three passes over the airstrip, then landed over 30- to 40-foot trees, in a northwesterly direction. During the landing, the airplane bounced twice, and veered toward the right. It then made a final touchdown, and veered off the airstrip. It impacted a boulder and a tree stump, and spun around, about 180 degrees. Winds were from the south, about 3 knots. ## Factual narrative On November 8, 2000, about 1630 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 180H, N7904V, was substantially damaged during a landing at a private airstrip in Long Lake, New York. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the flight, which originated at Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the 1,000-foot airstrip had just been constructed, and the pilot was the first to attempt a landing on it. The pilot made three passes over the airstrip, then landed over 30- to 40-foot trees, in a northwesterly direction. During the landing, the airplane bounced twice, and veered toward the right. It then made a final touchdown, and veered off the airstrip. It impacted a boulder and a tree stump, and spun around, about 180 degrees. The inspector asked the pilot why he didn't abort the landing, and the pilot stated that he hadn't thought about it. The pilot also stated that the airplane had just come off floats 3 weeks earlier. Weather, recorded at an airport approximately 20 nautical miles to the north, about 20 minutes before the accident, included clear skies, and winds from 190 degrees true, at 3 knots. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7904V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7904V), registered now, S/N 18051804 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 180H - Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18051804 - Airframe hours: 4676 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Paul Rasmussen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 8, 2000, 14 hours before - Departed: SLK, Saranac Lake, NY - Destination: NONE, Long Lake, NY - Airport: NONE, Private Airstrip, runway NW, 1,100 × 45 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review April 29, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 605 total, 510 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: SLK, 20 nm away ## Other investigations on N7904V (1) 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. - [NTSB LAX89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA045), Nov 12, 1988: Cessna 180H (N7904V), Eureka, CA, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.