Piper PA-28-235 N9117W

Summary

On 19 April 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N9117W was involved in an accident near Ellington, 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.

Date

19 April 2008 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellington, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Ellington Airport (7B9)

Coordinates

41.9253, -72.4569

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

N9117W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stow → Ellington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA093

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to perform a go-around when the airplane floated during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he departed from Stow, Massachusetts, requested and received VFR flight following for the flight. The flight was uneventful and he cancelled flight following 8 miles from the destination. He entered downwind for runway 19 and noted multiple aircraft and parachutes in the pattern area. He set up for a normal approach and was at 80 mph on short final with full flaps. The airplane floated long down the runway. When the airplane touched down he applied full brakes, back pressure and raised the flaps. The airplane overran the end of the runway and spun 140 degrees to the right before coming to a stop, in a low brush area. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. The pilot stated he should have gone around after floating down the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.