What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 16 2019 at 1709Z the roc notified of PA28 aircraft, N1782J that had lost power and landed on a closed runway at East Hartford CT pratt and whitney facility on rentschler field. And that the aircraft had veered off the runway striking a fence. No injuries reported. Initial investigation found the aircraft impaled on the fence post with substantial damage noted to the aircraft wings, fuselage and powerplant section. Reported to scene on 6/18/2018 after aircraft was removed from the fence and performed an engine continuity check, ignition, compression and fuel appeared to be in operational condition. 16 gallons of fuel was removed from each of the wing fuel tanks for a total of 32 gallons. Skid marks on the closed runway surface indicate the aircraft landed long and applied heavy braking action up to the impact area with the fence at the end of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 16 2019 AT 1709Z THE ROC NOTIFIED OF PA28 AIRCRAFT, N1782J THAT HAD LOST POWER AND LANDED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY AT EAST HARTFORD CT PRATT AND WHITNEY FACILITY ON RENTSCHLER FIELD. AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A FENCE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AIRCRAFT IMPALED ON THE FENCE POST WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS, FUSELAGE AND POWERPLANT SECTION. REPORTED TO SCENE ON 6/18/2018 AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FENCE AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE CONTINUITY CHECK, IGNITION, COMPRESSION AND FUEL APPEARED TO BE IN OPERATIONAL CONDITION. 16 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM EACH OF THE WING FUEL TANKS FOR A TOTAL OF 32 GALLONS. SKID MARKS ON THE CLOSED RUNWAY SURFACE INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING ACTION UP TO THE IMPACT AREA WITH THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.