# NTSB NYC01LA065: Cessna 182P, N52359, Angola, NY, January 12, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 12, 2001, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Angola, NY - Coordinates: 42.629661, -79.020294 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6297&lon=-79.0203&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-23 - NTSB case key (mKey): 50920 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50920/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA065 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged clearance over an obstacle. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - terrain condition - snowbank - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - Gear collapsed, landing ## Analysis The pilot stated that the 3,212-foot long runway was partially covered with ice and snow, but the first 600-800 feet of runway was not contaminated. The pilot flew a "lower than normal" approach in an attempt to land on the uncontaminated portion of the runway. The airplane struck a snow bank at the approach end of the runway, and skidded to rest on the runway. ## Factual narrative On January 12, 2001, about 0930 Eastern Standard Time, a Cessna 182P, N52359, was destroyed while landing at Angola Airport (D22), Angola, New York. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed D22, about 0920. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated that he intended to fly to Akron Airport, Akron, New York, to have an annual inspection performed on his airplane. After departing D22, the pilot observed that the ceiling was lower than he expected. He decided to return to the airport and wait for the weather to improve. He flew a traffic pattern for Runway 19, a 3,212-foot long, 60-foot wide runway. The pilot stated that the runway was partially covered with ice and snow, but the first 600-800 feet of the runway was not contaminated. In an attempt to land on the uncontaminated portion of the runway, the pilot performed a "lower than normal" approach, and struck a snowbank at the approach end of the runway. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded along the runway. It came to rest on the runway, and a post impact fire ensued. The pilot added that environment was all snow, and there was no discernable difference in snow elevations. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the wreckage. He stated that everything was destroyed by fire, except the engine. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N52359](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52359-2001-06-16), registration cancelled 2001-06-16, S/N 18262551 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18262551 - Airframe hours: 1991 - Engines: Continental IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Grever & Ward Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 19, 1999, 74 hours before - Departed: D22, Angola, NY - Destination: 9G3, Akron, NY - Airport: D22, Angola Airport, runway 19, 3,212 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 30, 1999; seat: left; flight hours: 5,983 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 5,563 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 3 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft overcast - Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: BUF, 22 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 20010112039429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010112039429A), Jan 12, 2001: Cessna 182P, Angola, NY, Destroyed. (-23) On Friday, January 12, 2001, the landing gear on a Cessna 182-P, N52359 operated by Mr. Donald g. ward, contacted the top of a snow bank at the end of… 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.