- Date
- July 24, 1982, 11:57 local (15:57 UTC)
- Place
- Sagaponack, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5291GCessna 305A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820724070909A
- Case key
- 72454
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he was landing to the southeast on an 1800 ft grass strip with a crosswind from the northeast at 10 to 15 KTS. He stated that when he was on final approach with full flaps, he was distracted by four people with model aircraft near the runway. Reportedly, the aircraft mushed or dropped in and the right main gear collapsed during a hard landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5291G
- Reported as
- Cessna 305A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23413
- Engine
- Continental O-470-11B, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Clume Greene
- Registered owner
- Peter Clume Greene
- Departed
- Sagaponack, NY
- Destination
- Sagaponack, NY
- Airport
- Cliff-Foster Farm, runway 14, 1,800 × 0 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,515 total · 183 in this make and model · 2,513 as pilot in command · 183 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5291G · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.