# NTSB NYC82DA165: Cessna 305A, N5291G, Sagaponack, NY, July 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 24, 1982, 11:57 local (15:57 UTC)
- Place: Sagaponack, NY
- Coordinates: 40.919624, -72.270133 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9196&lon=-72.2701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72454/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA165

## 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)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5291G), registered now, S/N 23413, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23413
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820724070909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724070909A), Jul 24, 1982: Cessna 305A, Sagaponack, NY, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high for landing. Dropped to runway. Impact collapsed the right landing gear. Ripped out gearbox.

## Other investigations on N5291G (3)

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.

- [NTSB ERA16LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA244), Jul 4, 2016: Cessna 305 (N5291G), Narragansett, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine.
- [NTSB MIA85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA119), Mar 14, 1985: Cessna 305A (N5291G), Sugar Loaf Key, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC84FHJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FHJ02), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 305A (N5291G), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage

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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