# NTSB NYC89LA120: Cessna 172, N6105E, So. Bethlehem, NY, April 17, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1989, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: So. Bethlehem, NY
- Coordinates: 42.529457, -73.850173 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5295&lon=-73.8502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC89LA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36399/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA120

## Probable cause

THE PILOTS MISJUDGEMENT OF LANDING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO TOUCHDOWN AT A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE PILOT ALSO FAILED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper descent rate - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO SOFT GROUND DURING LANDING ROLL. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT SOD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6105E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6105E-1994-12-28), registration cancelled 1994-12-28, S/N 46205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17246205
- Airframe hours: 2326
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: C & F Air Sales
- Registered owner: Perry Condon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 7, 1988, 105 hours before
- Departed: 480, SO. BETHLEHEM, PA
- Airport: ABO, So. Albany, runway 19, 2,850 × 28 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,267 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 2,150 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19890417008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417008729A), Apr 17, 1989: Cessna 172, South Bethlehem, NJ, Substantial damage. Overran the runway on landing. Nosewheel dug into soft ground. Aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N6105E (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 CHI66D0379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0379), Oct 17, 1965: Cessna 172 (N6105E), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage

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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