# Incident 19960815022709I: Piper PA28140, Aurora, NY, August 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, NY
- Airport: Match Mate Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7445° N, 76.6636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MATCH MATE (NK74), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7445&lon=-76.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2346T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2346T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815022709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. RONSVALLE DEPARTED OG7 @ APPROXIMATELY 1030 AM AND FLEW VFR TO NK74 AND PICKED UP CFI RON BUXENBAUM. THEY PERFORMED COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS AND RETURNED TO NK74 FOR TERMINATION. A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE (WITH POWER AT IDLE) WAS INITIATED AT 2500' APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF NK74. MR. RONSVALLE ENTERED DOWNWIND, TURNED BASE, ON FINAL AIRCRAFT BECAME LOW, ENTERED 72"+ - TALL STANDING CORN. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY (LANDING SOUTH). NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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