# NTSB Accident NYC93FA154
> **CESSNA 182A** · 1993-08-14 · EAST MORICHES, NY, USA · FATL
## 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.

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