41.2795° N, 72.5984° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, CT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 3, 1984 · 16:00 local
Place
Madison, CT
Airport
Grsiwold
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2447B
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
695 total225 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pavement under left main gear gave way. Gear got caught. Bolts attaching gear to wing sheared off.
As the FAA filed it
PAVEMENT UNDER LEFT MAIN GEAR GAVE WAY. GEAR GOT CAUGHT. BOLTS ATTACHING GEAR TO WING SHEARED OFF.