# Accident 20181028022319A: Piper PA-28-161, Simsbury, CT, October 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2018, 20:45 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9161° N, 72.7769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9161&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8132X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8132X-2020-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181028022319A

## Narrative

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

SIMSBURY, CT (4B9): N8132X, A MODEL PA28-161, AFTER CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO'S AT LOCAL AIRPORTS, LANDED AT (4B9) SIMSBURY AND REPORTED NO BRAKES ON TOUCHDOWN.  AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO TERRAIN. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON 10/28/2018 2045Z.

## 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 ERA19LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA030), Oct 28, 2018: Piper PA28 (N8132X), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the wheel brake system during the airplane's most recent 100-hour inspection, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot's inability to…

## Other reports on N8132X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150711015489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711015489I), Jul 11, 2015: Piper PA-28-161 (N8132X), Wallkill, NY, Minor damage. While taxiing aircraft on the hanger/ramp area, the pilot attempted to maneuver around a parked aircraft and a parked vehicle. The left wingtip of the aircraft…

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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