Cessna 182S N127S

Summary

On 3 April 2010 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N127S, operated by 275 LLC, was involved in an accident near Montauck, New York, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 April 2010 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Montauck, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Montauk Airport (MTP)

Coordinates

41.0764, -71.9208

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N127S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

275 LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Groton → Montauck

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA209

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s excessive airspeed on final approach and his failure to achieve the proper touchdown point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, fog was approaching the airport from the south as he approached from the north at the conclusion of a local flight. His approach to landing was “normal,” but in the flare the airplane floated longer than anticipated. At touchdown, the pilot applied “heavy braking” before the airplane overran the departure end of the runway, struck a fence, a tree, and substantially damaged the left wing. The pilot was unable to estimate the airplane's speed on approach or its point of touchdown on the runway. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane, and added that he did not abort the landing due to the approaching fog.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.