# Accident 19850518018009A: Piper PA32301, Ellington, CT, May 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1985, 23:15 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300UM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300UM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total, 52 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850518018009A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO LAND SHORT AND STRIKE RUNWAY LIGHTS. GO AROUND MADE. LANDED WITH LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA128), May 19, 1985: Piper PA-32R-301 (N300UM), Ellington, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N300UM (1)

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

- [Incident 19820211010849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820211010849I), Feb 11, 1982: Piper PA32RT300 (N300UM), Windsor Locks, CT. Pilot rotated engine with ignition turned on. Engine popped. Propeller hit pilot on head, causing fatal injuries.

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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