NYC78FHM12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Spring Valley, NY · March 9, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1978
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7253ECessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 20, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780309004009A
Case key
143191

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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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3-0434   78/3/9    SPRING VALLEY,NY    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 647
        TIME - 1850                    N7253E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 571 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPRING VALLEY,NY            RETURN                       MONTICELLO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- L WHEEL CAUGHT IN SNOW ADJ TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7253E
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramapo Valley

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.