Piper PA28-235 N8809W
8 August 2000 · Chester, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 August 2000 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA28-235 registered N8809W was involved in an accident near Chester, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chester, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chester (3B9)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28-235
- Registration
- N8809W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA221
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was performing a soft field landing as part of a biennial flight review that was being conducted by a certificated flight instructor (CFI). The airplane was on approach to a 2,566 foot long, asphalt runway, with a displaced threshold of 559 feet. According to the CFI, when the airplane was on short final, the airplane entered a 'down draft that greatly increased the sink rate.' As he was about to order a go-around, the private pilot applied full engine power and raised the airplane's nose; however, the airplane contacted bushes and a fence located prior to the runway threshold. A witness stated that the airplane looked 'low and slow' while on final approach. As the airplane continued to descend towards the fence which preceded the runway, he observed the airplane 'pitch up abruptly' and then suddenly pitch back down. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact malfunctions. Winds reported at an airport about 24 miles east of the airport, were from 240 degrees at 6 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2000 | Piper PA28-200 | Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, United States | Air West Flying Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 2000 | Piper PA28-180 | Taberg, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2000 | Piper PA28-140 | Sparta, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Piper PA28-160B | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2001 | Piper PA28-140 | Wilton, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2001 | Piper PA28-140 | Schuyler, New York, United States | Keith M. Killen | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2000 | Meadows PITTS SPECIAL S-1 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2000 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2000 | Cessna T310R | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2000 | Bellanca BL-17-30A | Union, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301 | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2000 | Cessna 182P | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |