# NTSB NYC82DA160: Cessna 172H, N1398F, Old Forge, NY, June 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1982, 12:47 local (16:47 UTC)
- Place: Old Forge, NY
- Coordinates: 43.710842, -74.969734 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7108&lon=-74.9697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72089/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA160

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING ARRIVAL, HIS TRAFFIC PATTERN AND APPROACH WERE NORMAL UNTIL HE WAS OVER THE END OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SUDDENLY DROPPED BELOW THE GLIDE PATH AND THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE DESCENT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT BELIEVED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1398F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172-54893
- Airframe hours: 3264
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rutland Region Flyers
- Registered owner: Rutland Region Flyers
- Departed: RUT, RUTLAND, VT
- Destination: NY41, OLD FORGE, NY
- Airport: runway 7, 3,200 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 94 total, 8 in this make and model, 34 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F

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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