- Date
- June 21, 1985, 00:45 local (04:45 UTC)
- Place
- Spring Valley, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N109MDCessna R-182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35896
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Descent - excessiveFactor
Vfr procedures - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Descent - excessiveCause
Clearance - not obtainedFactor
Analysis
During the final approach to runway 25, the aircraft encountered a downdraft and began to descend, the pilot added power but but unable to recover prior to the aircraft contacting the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N109MD
- Reported as
- Cessna R-182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18268384
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dr. Burton Allyn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 20, 1985 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- SWF · Newburg, NY
- Destination
- N24 · Spring Valley, NY
- Airport
- N24 · Ramapo Valley, runway 26, 2,185 × 50 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 355 total · 85 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None