# Accident 19850915076419A: Piper PA38112, Madison, CT, September 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1985, 17:45 local time
- Place: Madison, CT
- Airport: Griswold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2712° N, 72.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Griswold Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2712&lon=-72.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2387P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2387P-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,012 total, 238 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850915076419A

## Narrative

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

DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE APPROACH,THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR HIT TALL REEDS. AIRCRAFT THEN HIT GROUND.

## 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 NYC85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA235), Sep 15, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2387P), Madison, CT, substantial damage

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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