# Incident 19780305016279I: Piper PA28140, Burlington, CT, March 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1978, 13:45 local time
- Place: Burlington, CT
- Airport: Johnnycake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7693° N, 72.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7693&lon=-72.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16421, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16421-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305016279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED IN CROSSWIND WITH BLOWING SNOW. NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N16421 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801211072889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211072889A), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N16421), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial takeoff climb. Landed on a taxiway, struck parked aircraft. Found ice in engine air intake.
- [Incident 19800516058409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516058409I), May 16, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N16421), Zanesville, OH, Minor damage. Forced landing made after running out of fuel. Pilot underestimated fuel consumption.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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