# Accident 20180616008059A: Piper PA-28-140, East Hartford, CT, June 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2018, 13:09 local time
- Place: East Hartford, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7456° N, 72.6278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7456&lon=-72.6278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1782J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1782J-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 65 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616008059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA173), Jun 16, 2018: Piper PA 28-140 (N1782J), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons because postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, which led to…

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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