- Date
- November 15, 1992, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Griswold, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4492TPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921115046719A
- Case key
- 11883
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper planning or decision, by not either using all available runway or making a go around. The wet grass condition of the airstrip was a related factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, the airplane was landed on the first third of a 1700 foot private grass air strip. The pilot stated that he 'began applying brakes mid field, surface was slick and wet. Brakes seemed ineffective as plane was skidding or hydroplaning.' The airplane overran the runway and struck a cedar tree and fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4492T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7225173
- Airframe hours
- 4,377
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cyril J. Hanecak
- Registered owner
- Cyril J. Hanecak
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1992 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- MMK · Meriden, CT
- Airport
- Spruce
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 127 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.