Cessna R182 accident near Hancock, New York, June 19, 2005
On June 19, 2005 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Cessna R182, registered N736TG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hancock, New York (White Birch Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's misjudgment of speed/distance which resulted in a runway overrun. A factor was the wet turf runway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 19, 2005 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Hancock, New York · White Birch Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182 · all R182s on the register
- Registration
- N736TG · registry record · serial R18200768
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot selected full flaps for a landing on a 1,910-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, wet turf runway. The airplane landed long, and the pilot applied the brakes. The braking action was poor due to wet grass, and the pilot retracted the flaps in an effort to improve braking. However, the airplane traveled off the end of the runway, down an incline, and came to rest inverted.
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; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 1,800 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MSV Monticello NY
- Destination: 4N8 Hancock NY
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 1,910 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 070° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,900 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 pm from BGM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC05CA102.