# Incident 20190901012279I: Piper PA-24-250, Dayville, CT, September 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2019, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dayville, CT
- Airport: Danielson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8197° N, 71.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANIELSON (LZD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8197&lon=-71.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6632P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6632P-2021-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,403 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190901012279I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 AT ABOUT 9:30, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD) AND FLEW TO DANIELSON AIRPORT (LZD) AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 31. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND VEERED RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE ON THE GRASS AND CAME TO REST JUST BEFORE THE PARALLEL TAXI WAY.

THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WHERE THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT BACK AND HAD SCARRING FROM STRIKING THE PAVEMENT. THE INNER TRAILING EDGE OF THE FLAPS WERE SCARRED FROM SKIDDING ON THE PAVEMENT. THE LH WING TIP FAIRING WAS DAMAGED. THE PITOT TUBE BROKE OFF FROM UNDER THE WING.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY SWUNG DOWN AND SECURED DOWN WITH CARGO STRAPS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WAS TOWED TO A TIE DOWN.

INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT ON THE TIE DOWN REVELED THAT THE LANDING GEAR (DOWN AND LOCKED) LIGHT ON WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT MECHANICALLY LOCKED IN THE DOWN POSITION. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE  LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED.

## Other reports on N6632P (1)

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

- [Incident 20070103000709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070103000709I), Jan 3, 2007: Piper PA24250 (N6632P), Danielson, CT, Minor damage. (-23) After landing at Danielson, CT (5B3) runway 31, the left main gear collapsed allowing the left wing tip to contact the runway surface. Wingtip drag…

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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