Piper PA-28-161 N9284A
22 January 2006 · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 January 2006 at about 17:47 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N9284A, operated by Robinson Aviation, was involved in an accident near New Haven, 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 17:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN)
- Coordinates
- 41.3109, -72.9304
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N9284A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robinson Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Haven → New Haven
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06CA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during landing and subsequent impact with a ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stated that he was conducting his second solo instructional flight, and was attempting to land the airplane on a 5,600-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. He added that he did not properly flare the airplane, and that it touched down and bounced back into the air. He then added power to cushion the landing, the airplane touched down once more, and then veered left off the runway coming to rest upright in a ditch. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane, and a postaccident examination revealed the right wing had sustained substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-28-140 | Petrusburg, South Africa | Beverich Air | Fatal | 2 |
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| 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 | - |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Gates Learjet 35A | Groton, Connecticut, United States | International Jet Charter, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-28-151 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Janet O'Brian | No injuries | - |