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FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · New London, CT · November 7, 2016

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Date
November 7, 2016 · 12:44 local
Place
New London, CT
Airport
Groton-New London
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34655
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1F6D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,385 total92 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N34655Registered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17701925 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 11/7/2016 N34655 a Cessna 177 was landing on runway 05 at Groton airport.

The pilot stated he was demonstrating short field landings to another pilot.

The aircraft landed short of the runway and struck a runway threshold light in the center of the beginning of runway 5.

FOD was reported by another aircraft on the runway. The runway light was broken off, and parts found around the broken light match the Cessna 177'S wheel fairing

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/7/2016 N34655 A CESSNA 177 WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 AT GROTON AIRPORT.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DEMONSTRATING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS TO ANOTHER PILOT.

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 5.

FOD WAS REPORTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY LIGHT WAS BROKEN OFF, AND PARTS FOUND AROUND THE BROKEN LIGHT MATCH THE CESSNA 177'S WHEEL FAIRING

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