NYC65F0136

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Rochester, NY · March 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1965
Place
Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5003DCessna 182
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178989

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0624  65/3/27    ROCHESTER NY        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 650
        TIME - 2315                    N5003D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER-MONROE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED SIMULATED INSTRUMENT APPROACH WITHOUT A PROPERLY QUALIFIED SAFETY PILOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5003D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rochester-Monroe

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.