Piper PA28 N5776W

Summary

On 23 November 2019 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N5776W, operated by Future Flyers Of Connecticut Llc, was involved in an accident near Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 November 2019 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Simsbury, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Simsbury (4B9)

Coordinates

41.9161, -72.7769

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N5776W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Future Flyers Of Connecticut Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plainville → Simsbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA094

1 person had minor injuries.

The automobile driver's incursion onto an active runway, which resulted in a collision with a landing airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while the student pilot was landing, a car drove onto the runway and struck the left wing. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over. The vehicle's driver reported that he stopped at the entrance of the runway and looked left and right to make sure it was clear. While crossing the runway, he heard glass shatter and felt a heavy impact. He did not see the airplane until after the collision. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.