# Accident 20110625013849A: Piper PA-32-300, Bridgeport, CT, June 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2011, 21:45 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1581° N, 73.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1581&lon=-73.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600DK-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 60 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110625013849A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/25/11 AT 2145 EDT N600DK A PA32-300 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PRIVATE PILOT HOLDING CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE BLAST FENCE AT BDR WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 24.THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT BECAME LODGED IN THE BLAST FENCE AND BURNED. THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS PROVIDED THIS OFFICE WITH COPIES OF HIS PRIVATE PILOTS CERTIFICATE HIS THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND HIS PILOTS LOG BOOK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT WITH A VALID PILOTS CERTIFICATE AND A CURRENT THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 03/20/2010. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED HIS HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE ENDORSEMENT ON 03/08/09. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON 03/05/2011. THIS OFFICE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NIGHT CURRENCY STATUS BASED ON THE LOG BOOK REVIEW. THIS OFFICE HAS REQUESTED A MEETING WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO DETERMINE HIS NIGHT CURRENCY STATUS.

## 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 ERA11CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA365), Jun 26, 2011: Piper PA-32-300 (N600DK), Bridgeport, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a blast fence on final approach to land.

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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