- Date
- May 12, 1986, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Spring Valley, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N55352Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860512017049A
- Case key
- 30338
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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 plt was making an apch to rwy 08 which is 2185 ft long and 50 ft wide. The last 1/3 of the rwy slopes down noticeably. The acft struck parked cars in a parking lot located off the departure end of the rwy. There were no witnesses to the accident. The arpt has subsequently been closed. The plt stated he could not recall any of the events concerning the apch or accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55352
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275165
- Airframe hours
- 1,335
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D23, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tag Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Air Ventures II
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 3, 1986 · 77 hours before
- Airport
- N24 · Ramapo Valley, runway 8, 2,185 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 188 total · 85 in this make and model · 126 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- 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.