Piper PA-28-151 N44635
11 December 2006 · Danbury, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 2006 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N44635, operated by Janet O'Brian, was involved in an accident near Danbury, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danbury, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR)
- Coordinates
- 41.3717, -73.4822
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151
- Registration
- N44635
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Janet O'Brian
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danbury → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was conducting her first solo flight in a Piper PA-28-151. After takeoff, the student pilot remained in the traffic pattern and flew an approach to runway 35, a 3,135-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The airplane touched down hard at the approach end of the runway and bounced. During that time, the student pilot's headset slipped from her head and fell to the cabin floor. When the student pilot attempted to retrieve her headset, the airplane touched down harder a second time, and the nose gear separated from the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Petrusburg, South Africa | Beverich Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Feb 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Backus, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-28-161 | Yonkers, New York, United States | Kenmarson Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 2006 | Piper PA-28-181 | Amman, Jordan | Royal Jordanian Flight Academy | Unknown | - |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-28-161 | Big Pine, California, United States | Flying Vikings | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Arthur Quinn | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2006 | Piper PA-28-180 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2006 | Beechcraft F33A | South Windsor, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft C90 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | East Killingly, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-28-161 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | Robinson Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Gates Learjet 35A | Groton, Connecticut, United States | International Jet Charter, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |