1 fatal · CESSNA 182A · 1993-08-14 · EAST MORICHES, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC93FA154
Event ID
20001211X13214
Type
Accident
Date
1993-08-14
Location
EAST MORICHES, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.810264, -72.759323
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
4
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
182A
Registration
N5010D
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NO.3 PISTON. THE FATIGUE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MANUFACTURING. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT MADE AN IMPROPER DECISION DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN ATTEMPTING TO STRETCH HIS APPROACH IN ORDER TO REACH THE RUNWAY INSTEAD OF LANDING IN TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT STALLED ONTO THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OVERGROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE.