# Incident 19850321019659I: Piper PA28161, Danbury, CT, March 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1985, 14:14 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3948° N, 73.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3948&lon=-73.4540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81917-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850321019659I

## Narrative

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

DURING GO AROUND PILOT ALLOWED RIGHT WINGTIP TO STRIKE RUNWAY. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N81917 (2)

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

- [Accident 20110726015519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110726015519A), Jul 26, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N81917), Quinton, VA, Destroyed. Pilot made a forced landing in a wooded area after reporting low fuel while on an IFR approach to richmond airport (ric). Aircraft departed kcqx on 7/25/11 at…
- [Incident 19880627054979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880627054979I), Jun 27, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N81917), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Hard landing from a steep short final approach, bounced and shattered wheel pant and bent the prop tips.

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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