# Incident 19850319017509I: Piper PA22108, Ridgefield, CT, March 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1985, 18:01 local time
- Place: Ridgefield, CT
- Airport: Danbury
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5475Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5475Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 1,015 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/19850319017509I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON GOLF COURSE AFTER ENGINE QUIT. CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED.

## Other reports on N5475Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19730505011069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730505011069A), May 5, 1973: Piper PA22108 (N5475Z), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. Lnd on nose gr. Gusting to 22K. Sting 22K.

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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