# Accident 19891202053279A: Piper PA28R200, Simsbury, CT, December 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2823T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2823T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202053279A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON LAST THIRD OF RUNWAY IN A SNOW STORM. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY DAMAGING A WING.

## 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 NYC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA031), Dec 2, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2823T), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF AIRSPEED AND DISTANCE DURING LANDING RESULTING IN AN OVERSHOOT AND SWERVE OFF THE RUNWAY. THE DUSK LIGHT CONDITIONS, SNOW, AND FROZEN TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO…

## Other reports on N2823T (1)

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

- [Incident 20180218002739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180218002739I), Feb 18, 2018: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2823T), Siler City, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with its gear retracted on runway 4 at scr. The automatic landing gear extension system was in the override position.

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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