# Accident 20060505008399A: Piper PA28R180, Chester, CT, May 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2006, 18:42 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3839° N, 72.5058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3839&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4814J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4814J-2006-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060505008399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/05/06 AT APPROXIMATELY 1842 ZULU HRS 1 PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ABORTED TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY NUMBER 35, AT (SNC), CHESTER, CT. (PIC WAS INTERVIEWED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT). HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF LIFT AT FULL ENGINE POWER SETTINGS ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF TWO THIRDS THE DISTANCE OF RUNWAY 35. HE STATED THAT DURING HIS GROUND ROLL HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT WIND SHEAR EFFECT ON THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE CUT ENGINE POWER AND APPLIED FULL BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME HE MADE A DECISION TO ABORT THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE EDGE OF RUNWAY WITH A "GROUND EFFECT" AND DROPPED 30 FT DOWN A HILL AT EDGE OF RUNWAY 35, STRIKING A FENCE AND TREE. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND, AND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF FUSELAGE HULL WAS COMPRESSED. WEATHER BRIEFING (SEE ATTACHED).

## 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 NYC06CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA108), May 5, 2006: Piper PA-28-180 (N4814J), Chester, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

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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