# Accident 20080419834499A: Piper PA28235, Ellington, CT, April 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9253° N, 72.4569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9253&lon=-72.4569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9117W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9117W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419834499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N9117W LANDED RW 19 AT ELLINGTON, CT AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS FAST ON THE APPROACH AND LANDING AND COULD NOT STOP WITHIN THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY LENGTH OF 1800 FEET.  THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 MIA08CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA093), Apr 19, 2008: Piper PA-28-235 (N9117W), Ellington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go-around when the airplane floated during landing.

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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