# NTSB NYC86LA180: Cessna 172, N54946, Kingston, NY, July 14, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 14, 1986, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Kingston, NY
- Coordinates: 41.929664, -73.989959 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9297&lon=-73.9900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30382/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA180

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 1ST SOLO FLT. AFTER A GO-AROUND, HIS NEXT APCH WAS GOOD UNTIL THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD (HIT ON REAR SECTION), VEERED OFF THE RWY & NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54946](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54946), registered now, S/N 17275084, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275084
- Airframe hours: 1200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Neil Rubenstein
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1985
- Airport: Kingston-Ulster, runway 33, 3,270 × 22 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 2 total, 2 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles

## 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 19860714032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714032569A), Jul 14, 1986: Cessna 172P, Kingston, NY, Destroyed. The student stalled the aircraft on landing flare during initial solo.

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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