# Accident 19950412011249A: Piper PA60602P, Danbury, CT, April 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1995, 13:27 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N602PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602PC-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540U2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,486 total, 481 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412011249A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND HOT DUE LOW CEILING. UNABLE STOP. BEGAN GO AROUND TOO LATE. STALLED INTO TREES. NOT MEL IFR RATED.

## 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 NYC95LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA087), Apr 12, 1995: Piper PA-60-602P (N602PC), Danbury, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING) AND FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE FLAPS WERE PROPERLY RESET FOR THE GO-AROUND. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO…

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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