NYC83LA196

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Northville, NY · July 7, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 7, 1983, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
Place
Northville, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3703DCessna 182
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830707045029A
Case key
35242

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

UndershootLanding - flare/touchdown
Altitude - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft landed short of the rwy during a practice short field landing. There were 4 persons aboard the acft. None were injured. During the landing the wings, propeller, engine mounts and landing gear were damaged.

Aircraft

Registration
N3703D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Serial number
34403
Engine
Lycoming O-470L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Raymond Hoffman
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
Northville, NY
Airport
Sky Ranch

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
60
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Unknown, Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

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 N3703D · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.