# Accident 20220829015489A: Piper PA-28R-180, Bennington, VT, August 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2022, 17:17 local time
- Place: Bennington, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8939° N, 73.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8939&lon=-73.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3768T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3768T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220829015489A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 29, 2022,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT FLYING IN HIS NEWLY PURCHASED PIPER ARROW, PA-28-180, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS IN AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK IN A NEW CYLINDER HEAD FROM RECENT MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE FLIGHT, HE CAME IN FOR HIS FIRST LANDING AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMS "THE WINDS WERE MESSING WITH HIM AND HE LOST TRACK OF HIS AIRSPEED." THE WINDS WERE 180 AT 8 KNOTS. INITIALLY THE AIRCRAFT MADE A DRAMATIC PITCH UP ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY 13, THEN BASED ON THE SECURITY VIDEO OBTAINED, THE POWER IS ADDED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUES TO PITCH UP EVEN FURTHER TO A VERY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED HARD TO THE LEFT AND MADE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND 250 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY 13 CENTERLINE, GOING THROUGH A CHAIN-LINK FENCE AND WOODEN FENCE FOR AN ADJACENT PROPERTY.

THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT WING RECEIVED SEVERE DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WITH THE CHAIN-LINK FENCE. THE PROPELLER BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE CHAIN-LINK FENCE, LEAVING ONE BLADE Q-TIPPED AND THE OTHER WITH SEVERAL DIVOTS MISSING FROM THE BLADE. LOFRANCO SUFFERED A SEVERE HEAD LACERATION AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. HE WAS RELEASE THE NEXT DAY.

## 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 ERA22LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA393), Aug 29, 2022: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3768T), Bennington, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N3768T (1)

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

- [Incident 19790701015299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701015299I), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N3768T), Kent Island, MD, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear for landing. Gear warning horn inoperative. Intransit light out of adjustment.

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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