# NTSB NYC78FNE09: Piper PA-32, N32919, Meriden, CT, February 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1978
- Place: Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Location: 41.5368° N, 72.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5368&lon=-72.7945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNE09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0297  78/2/23    MERIDEN,CT          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 155
        TIME - 1940                    N32919              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDEN,CT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32919](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32919), registered now, S/N 32-7540074 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meriden

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780223002109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223002109A), Feb 23, 1978: Piper PA32300, Meriden, CT, Substantial damage

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.

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