- Date
- November 17, 1985, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gardiner, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5634BCessna C182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851117057549A
- Case key
- 30266
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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.
Analysis
The acft contacted power lines on final apch and descended uncontrolled to ground impact. The plt reported that turbulence was encountered when he entered the traffic pattern. He then proceeded onto final apch at a 'normal altitude'and full flaps were added. Shortly after full flaps were added, the plt reported a moderate to severe wind shear was encountered and a sink rate developed. Power was added to recover, however, the acft contacted the power lines, descended to ground impact and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5634B
- Reported as
- Cessna C182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33634
- Airframe hours
- 3,997
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Quill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 24, 1985 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- Stormville, NY
- Destination
- Gardiner, NY
- Airport
- 5NY5 · Gardiner, runway 31, 2,300 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 259 total · 115 in this make and model · 223 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 19 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.