# Accident 20041222034249A: Piper PA46350P, Hartford, CT, December 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7383° N, 72.6503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7383&lon=-72.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714KL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714KL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,002 total, 180 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041222034249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A NIGHT VMC APPROACH TO RUNWAY 02 AT HFD, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY AND THEN LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE LEFT GEAR DOOR, LEFT FLAP, AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC05LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA040), Dec 22, 2004: Piper PA-46-350P (N714KL), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during the approach to the runway. A factor related to the accident was the nighttime conditions.

## Other reports on N714KL (1)

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

- [Incident 20080820844209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820844209I), Aug 20, 2008: Piper PA46350P (N714KL), Marshfield, MA, Minor damage. (-23) During landing while on roll out, the nose gear collapsed. The three bladed composite propeller struck the ground causing damage to the propeller and…

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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