# NTSB NYC85LA190: New Standard D-25, N176H, Rhinebeck, NY, July 20, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1985, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Coordinates: 41.919178, -73.900939 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9192&lon=-73.9009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA190
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35927/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA190

## Sequence of events

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

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - failure,total (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - failure,partial (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED.ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE LANDING GEAR LEG FITTING FAILED CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N176H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176H), registered now, S/N 138, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEW STANDARD D-25
- Registry model: [White NEW STANDARD D-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/white-new-standard-d-25) (registry code 9670102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 138
- Airframe hours: 1750
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Cole Palen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 7, 1985, 79 hours before
- Airport: Old Rhinebeck, runway 36, 2,200 × 80 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 7,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 7,000 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °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 19850720058599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720058599A), Jul 20, 1985: White D25NEWSTD, Rhinebeck, NY, Substantial damage. During rollout the left front landing gear leg band failed causing collapse of gear. Aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N176H (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 CHI02LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA222), Jul 30, 2002: White New Standard D-25 (N176H), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Factors to the accident include the weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and the transmission wire.

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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