# NTSB NYC83LA170: Cessna 182F, N3335U, New Paltz, NY, July 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 4, 1983, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: New Paltz, NY
- Coordinates: 41.74065, -74.080612 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7407&lon=-74.0806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA170
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35225/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA170

## Sequence of events

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

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

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, JUST PRIOR TO LANDING, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, A HARD LANDING OCCURRED. THE FIREWALL, COWLING, PROPELLER & BELLY SKIN WERE DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3335U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3335U), registered now, S/N 18254735, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182-54735
- Airframe hours: 2500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: John D. Minard
- Registered owner: High Hope Aircraft Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 26, 1983
- Departed: PUTMAN, NY
- Airport: 43N, Stanton, runway 32, 2,515 × 42 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 145 total, 83 in this make and model, 99 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19830704036999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704036999A), Jul 4, 1983: Cessna 182F, New Paltz, NY, Substantial damage. Made a hard landing. Pilot reported a windshear at touchdown.

## Other investigations on N3335U (1)

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 NYC67F0593](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0593), Apr 2, 1967: Cessna 182F (N3335U), Madison, CT, 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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