- Date
- August 29, 1976
- Place
- Old Forge, NY · OLD FORGE, NY
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21137Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760829027289A
- Case key
- 155588
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3387 76/8/29 OLD FORGE,NY CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 216 TIME - 1130 N21137 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD FORGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UTICA,NY POTSDAM,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HI SINK RATE ON FINAL.T/D ON INCLINE TO RWY.WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21137
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Old Forge
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N21137 · 1
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