- Date
- July 19, 1998, 10:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place
- Gansevoort, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1689VCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980719037869A
- Case key
- 43211
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue the landing attempt too far down the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot touched down about 2/3 the way down the active runway, then took off again when he felt he could not stop safely on the runway. During climbout, the airplane struck trees about 50 feet in height, and became entangled in them. It hung approximately 35 feet above the ground by the left main landing gear until lowered by rescuers.
Factual narrative
On July 19, 1998, about 1005 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 140, N1689V, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at Heber Airpark (NY76), Gansevoort, New York. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the flight between Kline Kill Airport (NY22), Ghent, New York, and Heber Airpark. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the pilot attempted a landing at Heber Airpark, and touched down about 2/3 of the way down the active runway. The pilot felt the airplane would not be able to stop in the remaining distance, and took off again. During climbout, the airplane struck trees about 50 feet in height, and became entangled in them. It hung approximately 35 feet above the ground by the left main landing gear until lowered by rescuers.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1689V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13861
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Francis R. Brew
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 18, 1998 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- NY22 · Ghent, NY
- Destination
- NY76
- Airport
- NY76 · Heber Airpark, runway 6, 2,200 × 24 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 184 total · 129 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCH, 28 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.