# NTSB NYC93LA167: Cessna 182G, N23PM, Slattington, PA, August 22, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 22, 1993, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Slattington, PA - Coordinates: 40.750259, -75.610305 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7503&lon=-75.6103&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor - Status: Completed, report June 30, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38641 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC93LA167 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38641/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA167 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and inflight collision with the terrain. A factor was the proper touchdown point was not obtained. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, landing - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled - object - tree(s) ## Analysis DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 01, AND STRUCK THE RIGHT INBOARD RUNWAY END LIGHTS. THE PILOT THEN ABORTED THE LANDING AND HE INITIATED A GO AROUND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE CLIMB THE AIRPLANE STALLED. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. ## Factual narrative On Sunday, August 22, 1993, at about 1115 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182G, N23PM, piloted by Mr. Erdman Hoffman, collided with the terrain while landing at the Slattington Airport, Slattington, Pennsylvania. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was seriously injured, and the three passengers received minor injures. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to the pilot's statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2: ...on final...I had a cross wind to the right towards the trees...[I] had full flaps...touched down with stall horn just starting to come on...decided to abort landing as I was unable to...correct for cross wind...increased throttle...raised flaps...hit top of trees with left wing. FAA Inspector, Robert Shapiro said ...the accident site was midfield up Runway 01 and right of the runway which consisted of trees and a river bank...the aircraft came to rest on a river bank with the nose in the river and the aircraft inverted...the inboard runway end light at the approach end of Runway 01 was struck by the aircraft during the landing prior to the attempted go around...continuity was noted on all control systems...the engine was inspected...no malfunction of the engine was evident...the pilot...was interviewed...and he stated, "I stalled the aircraft"..."I was slow to get the flaps up"..."the engine ran great and...there was no malfunction"... ## Aircraft - Registration: [N23PM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23PM-1993-09-14), registration cancelled 1993-09-14, S/N 18255292 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G - Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18255292 - Airframe hours: 2775 - Engines: LYCOMING O-470-R reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Erdman Hoffman - Registered owner: Erdman Hoffman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1992, 39 hours before - Departed: N67, BLUE BELL, PA - Airport: 69N, Slatington, runway 1, 1,950 × 30 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 237 total, 219 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 6 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Temperature: 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 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 19930822029999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930822029999A), Aug 22, 1993: Cessna 182G, Slatington, PA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop turn into light crosswind on landing. Hit REIL and stalled into trees on go around. Dual rudders. 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. 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