# Incident 19891215062779I: Piper PA28R200, New Haven, CT, December 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1989, 15:57 local time
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed-New Haven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N4393T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4393T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 34 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891215062779I

## Narrative

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

ALMOST LANDED GEAR UP. GO AROUND MADE AS PROPELLER HIT RUNWAY. LANDED SAFELY ON SECOND TRY.

## Other reports on N4393T (1)

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

- [Incident 19890526032639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526032639I), May 26, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N4393T), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. Total electrical failure. Unable to lower gear and landed gear up. Emergency gear extension normal.

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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