# Incident 20051111031909I: Piper PA28161, Willimantic, CT, November 11, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2005, 08:45 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2117E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2117E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,896 total, 52 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051111031909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR HAD PLANNED TO LAND JUST BEYOND THE NUMBERS OF RUNWAY 27 ON THEIR 4TH APPROACH. THEY LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY CONTACTING THE LIP OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING RIGHT AND LEFT SKIN WRINKLES AND LEFT LANDING GEAR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT (HARD LANDING). THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE LIP OF RUNWAY 27 FROM A DOWNDRAFT DURING THE 4TH APPROACH BY THE STUDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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