# Accident 19860901044599A: Piper PA38112, New Haven, CT, September 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1986, 19:30 local time
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed-New Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2637° N, 72.8877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWEED/NEW HAVEN (HVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2637&lon=-72.8877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2447B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 39 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860901044599A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE TIMELY CONTROL

## 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 NYC86LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA229), Sep 1, 1986: Piper PA-38-112 (N2447B), New Haven, 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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