# NTSB NYC81FFA01: Cessna 185, N2593S, Round Lake, NY, October 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1980
- Place: Round Lake, NY · ROUND LAKE, NY
- Location: 42.9377° N, 73.7957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Round Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9377&lon=-73.7957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Round Lake

## 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 19801005050049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005050049A), Oct 5, 1980: Cessna A185F, Round Lake, NY, Substantial damage. Landed long, started go-around. Drifted off side of runway & struck trees.

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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