# NTSB NYC98LA147: Cessna 140, N1689V, Gansevoort, NY, July 19, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 19, 1998, 10:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place: Gansevoort, NY
- Coordinates: 43.189849, -73.639091 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1898&lon=-73.6391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 43211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC98LA147
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43211/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA147

## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to continue the landing attempt too far down the runway.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing - aborted
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1689V-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N 13861, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13861
- Airframe hours: 2500
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19980719037869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719037869A), Jul 19, 1998: Cessna 140, Gansevoort, NY, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot was attempting to land at 2200 foot paved airstrip. Aircraft touched down about two-thirds of the way down the runway when pilot realized there was…

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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