# NTSB NYC03CA202: Cessna 182B, N7225E, Spencerport, NY, September 21, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 21, 2003, 15:11 local (19:11 UTC) - Place: Spencerport, NY - Coordinates: 43.195556, -77.748054 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1956&lon=-77.7481&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57963 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC03CA202 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57963/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA202 ## Probable cause Pilot's failure to perform a go-around. ## 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 - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment ## Analysis While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot observed several "four-wheelers" on the approach end of the runway. He planned to land beyond the vehicles, and flew a "little higher than necessary" during the approach. He touched down more than half-way down the 2,450-foot long, 90-foot wide, turf runway. Immediately after touchdown, the pilot applied the brakes, and maneuvered the airplane off the right side of the runway, impacting an embankment. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On September 21, 2003, at 1511 eastern daylight time, N7225E, a Cessna 182B, was substantially damaged during landing at the Manitou Field Airport (91NY), Spencerport, New York. The certificated private pilot received minor injuries and the passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which originated at the Sackett Farms Airstrip (2NY4), Byron, New York. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported that as he was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, he observed several "four-wheelers" on the approach end of the runway. He planned to land beyond the vehicles, and flew a "little higher than necessary" during the approach. Immediately after touchdown, the pilot applied the brakes; however, he stated he was too close to the end of the runway to perform a go-around, and steered the airplane off the right side of the runway, impacting an embankment. The pilot reported 1,394 hours of total flight experience, all of which were in make and model. The pilot also reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the airplane touched down more than half-way down the 2,450-foot long, 90-foot wide, turf runway. Weather reported at the Rochester International Airport, Rochester, New York, 6 miles to the southeast, at 1454, included calm winds, and 10 miles visibility. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7225E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7225E-2013-08-27), registration cancelled 2013-08-27, S/N 52225, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182B - Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 52225 - Airframe hours: 3583 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John Sackett - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2002, 40 hours before - Departed: 2NY4, Byron, NY - Destination: 91NY, Spencerport, NY - Airport: 91NY, Manitou Field Airport, runway 28, 2,450 × 90 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 31, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 1,394 total, 1,394 in this make and model, 1,239 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.28 inHg - Observed at: ROC ## 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 20030921030529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030921030529A), Sep 21, 2003: Cessna 182B, Spencerport, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 21, 2003 at approx. 15:11 EST, Cessna N7225E a CE-182-B registered and operated by private pilot Mr. John sackett overran a runway and… 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.