NYC81FFA17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Lake Huntngton, NY · June 12, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1981
Place
Lake Huntngton, NY · LAKE HUNTNGTON, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N19970Cessna 172M
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810612032369A
Case key
125282

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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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3-2891  81/6/12    LAKE HUNTNGTON,NY   CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 131
        TIME - 2015                    N19970              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLES SMITH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,NY                  MONTICELLO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          *ERROR-INVALID CODE*                                      SNOW GRAINS/SNOW PELLETS, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        REMARKS- HIT STUMP AFTER DEPG RWY.WND GSTG 15KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N19970
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Charles Smith

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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.