Cessna 182P accident near Oswego, NY
On June 16, 2001, a Cessna 182P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oswego, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 16, 2001
- Place
- Oswego, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.449°N, 76.499°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010702X01292
NTSB summary
On June 16, 2001, about 0555 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N58594, was destroyed after impacting the water on Lake Ontario, near Oswego, New York. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane had departed from the Maxon Airport (51NY), Holley, New York, about 0500; destined for the Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), Rochester, New York. Witnesses observed the airplane "circling charter fishing boats 2 or 3 times at low level, approximately 2-3 feet above the water." During the last low pass, the airplane made a "sharp" left turn and the left wing impacted the water. The airplane broke into two pieces and sank in 150 feet of water. The witnesses added that the engine sounded normal, and the airplane did not perform any other maneuvers other than the low-level passes. According to a friend of the pilot, he and the pilot had departed 51NY on a local flight at 2015, on June 15, 2001, and returned about 20 minutes later. The friend and pilot then proceeded by car to Kingston, Ontario, and at 0000, they entered a nightclub and "had a few drinks...probably 5 or so." They left the nightclub about 0300, and proceeded back by car to Alexandria Bay, New York. At 0415, the pilot decided to fly the airplane back to ROC, to have it returned by 0800. The friend added that the pilot flew the airplane over his house at 0500 to make him aware that he was on his
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate altitude clearance above water while conducting low level flight maneuvers. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's impairment of judgment due to alcohol consumption.
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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.
