- Date
- December 2, 1984, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Meriden, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7453PPiper PA-24-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841202064349A
- Case key
- 35656
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Analysis
While in cruise, plt heard an abnormal sound from the left side of the engine compartment and having had previous problems with the newly-installed engine, elected to make a precautionary landing at a nearby arpt to investigate. Plt stated he landed long and was unable to stop the acft before running off the end of the prepared surface. Substantial damage to the undercarriage attach fitting was incurred due to rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7453P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2642
- Airframe hours
- 3,841
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1A5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sayles, Robert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 21, 1984
- Departed
- HVN · New Haven, CT
- Airport
- MMK · Meriden, runway 36, 3,058 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,099 total · 1,510 in this make and model · 5,016 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7453P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.