Cessna 182Q accident near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, November 23, 2003
On November 23, 2003 at about 5:55 pm local time, a Cessna 182Q, registered N735XY, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania (Skyhaven Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in an overrun.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 23, 2003 · about 5:55 pm local time
- Place
- Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania · Skyhaven Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q · all 182Qs on the register
- Registration
- N735XY · no longer on the register · serial 18265778
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While landing, the airplane touched down long and ran off the end. The airplane continued across a grass field and struck trees, before coming to rest upright.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 991 hours in all; 461 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 991 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: December 2, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,144 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 8, 2003; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: WBW Wilkes-Barre PA at 5:30 pm
- Destination: 76N Tunkhannock PA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 01, 2,007 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observation at 5:54 pm from AVP, 21 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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