- Date
- December 28, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ellington, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7571PPiper PA-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851228063969A
- Case key
- 30282
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on apch for landing, about 50 ft from the rwy, the landing gear contacted a bridge and the acft bounced into the air. Pwr was added at this time and again the acft bounced. The acft was then landed on the rwy and it skidded to a stop. The plt stated she intentionally made a low, slow apch because the rwy was short. She also reported the acft landing light was not used during the apch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7571P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-2782
- Airframe hours
- 2,653
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sheryl L. & George Scribner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1985
- Departed
- Torrington, CT
- Destination
- Ellington, CT
- Airport
- 7B9 · Ellington, runway 1, 1,900 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 100 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- 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 N7571P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.