Cessna 182A accident near East Moriches, NY
On August 14, 1993, a Cessna 182A (airplane) was involved in an accident near East Moriches, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 14, 1993
- Place
- East Moriches, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 4 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.810°N, 72.759°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13214
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 14, 1993, at 1930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N5010D, owned and operated by Skydive Long Island, Inc., of Flanders, New York, dragged the left wing on the runway during a forced landing due to a power loss. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured and the four passengers received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight operating under 14 CFR 105. The onboard passengers (parachutists) reported the takeoff was normal. After the airplane was airborne, one reported hearing "backfiring", another reported hearing a "bang" and "...saw white smoke...plane began to descend...knew that left wing was going to hit first...", the Jump Master David Purinton reported "...Approximately, five seconds after I turned downwind, the engine quit abruptly...Immediately after the engine failed, I remember the pilot placing his right hand on the fuel valve..which was on..the mixture was okay..and ah..and that is all I remember of that. of him doing...." Several witnesses saw the airplane takeoff and used various terms to report an engine that was running other than normal. Some reported seeing smoke coming from the airplane. All the witnesses agreed that the airplane continued to loose altitude on downwind and then turned toward the runway. Most agreed that the airplane contacted the runway on the left wing, while one said it contacted the runway on the right wing. The witnesses agreed that the airplane contacted the nose following the wing and then came to rest next to the runway
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 STA
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
