# Accident 19921115046719A: Piper PA28140, Griswold, CT, November 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Griswold, CT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4492T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4492T-1995-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 127 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921115046719A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON SHORT WET GRASS STRIP. STRUCK A TREE FENCE POST AND EMBANKMENT OFF END OF PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 BFO93LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA007), Nov 15, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N4492T), Griswold, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING OR DECISION, BY NOT EITHER USING ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY OR MAKING A GO AROUND. THE WET GRASS CONDITION OF THE AIRSTRIP WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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