# NTSB Accident NYC89FA092
> **CESSNA S550** · 1989-02-27 · POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89FA092
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27793
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-27
- **Location:** POUGHKEEPSIE, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.679714, -73.859405
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** S550
- **Registration:** N29X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE POWERPLANT CONTROLS, WHICH RESULTED IN ACTUATION (TRIPPING) OF THE REVERSE LOAD LIMITERS ON THE THRUST REVERSERS AND SUBSEQUENT REDUCTION OF AVAILABLE POWER IN BOTH ENGINES.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE, EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, AND IMPROPER FLARE DURING THE LANDING.

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