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NYC92LA101

1992-06-07 · DANVILLE, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DSV

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND DURING A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER, WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING, AND HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT FLEW INTO A HEAVY RAIN SHOWER WHILE AT CRUISE AND DECIDED TO LAND. HE MADE ONE UNSUCCESSFUL VFR APPROACH. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, HE LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH WAS COVERED WITH WATER. HE RAISED THE FLAPS DURING THE LANDING ROLL. HE THEN DECIDED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP ON THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT AIRPLANE CONTROL WAS NOT ATTAINED AND A SMALL BUILDING WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_NYC92LA101.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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