Cessna 172R N392ES

Summary

On 25 August 2013 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N392ES, operated by Richmond Pilots Corp, was involved in an accident near Shelter Island, New York, United States. 3 people were 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

25 August 2013 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelter Island, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Klenawicus Airfield (PVT)

Coordinates

41.0678, -72.3236

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N392ES

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richmond Pilots Corp

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

East Hampton → Shelter Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA378

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot did not attain the proper touchdown point on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

In an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot stated that he had aborted two previous landing attempts, and landed “long” on the 1,700-foot turf runway. The airplane passed over a “hump” in the runway, became airborne again, touched down, and the pilot applied the brakes. The braking action was ineffective due to the freshly-cut grass clippings on the runway, and the pilot steered the airplane into thick brush and a pond rather than overrun the departure end of the runway. Interpolation of the airplane manufacturer’s landing distance chart revealed that the required landing distance over a 50-foot obstacle was approximately 1,300 feet. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.