# NTSB NYC76FGT07: Cessna 182, N6295A, Columbia, PA, October 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1975
- Place: Columbia, PA · COLUMBIA, PA
- Location: 40.0349° N, 76.4959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0349&lon=-76.4959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151549
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3538   75/10/6   COLUMBIA,PA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 520
        TIME - 0800                    N6295A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC GINNESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SENECA FALLS,NY             LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ATMTD LNDG MC GINNESS ARPT DUE WX COND AT LRP.STRUCK ROCK AND DIRT PILE DRG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6295A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6295A-2004-08-11), registration cancelled 2004-08-11, S/N 33095, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mc Ginness

## 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 19751006032789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751006032789A), Oct 6, 1975: Cessna 182, Columbia, PA, Substantial damage. Atmtd lndg Mc Ginness arpt due wx cond at lrp. Struck rock and dirt pile drg go-around.

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.

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