# Incident 19880331019459I: Piper PA60601P, Danbury, CT, March 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N111RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111RD-2014-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-601P (registry code 7106016, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331019459I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PULLED TO LEFT WITH SPARKS FROM GEAR ON LANDING. LEFT UPPER MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINKS HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N111RD (1)

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

- [Incident 20071116827209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071116827209I), Nov 16, 2007: Piper PA60601P (N111RD), Latrobe, PA, No damage. (-23) Right engine oil pressure dropped followed by drop in manifold pressure. Pilot shut down engine, feathered propeller, and initiated emergency landing at…

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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