NYC79DNC19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Greenville, ME · February 21, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 21, 1979
Place
Greenville, ME · GREENVILLE, ME
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5759JCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790221003379A
Case key
137345

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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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3-0407  79/2/21    GREENVILLE,ME       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 155
        TIME - 1415                    N5759J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,ME                 GREENVILLE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON ICE COVERED RUNWAY,AFCT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH SNOWBANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N5759J
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greenville

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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.