NYC81FFA01

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Round Lake, NY · October 5, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 5, 1980
Place
Round Lake, NY · ROUND LAKE, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2593SCessna 185
Status
Completed · report December 22, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801005050049A
Case key
128600

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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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3-2855   80/10/5   ROUND LAKE,NY       CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2000
        TIME - 1410                    N2593S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 322 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROUND LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,NC                 ROUND LAKE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N2593S
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Round Lake

FAA reports on this event · 1

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