- Date
- March 22, 1986, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hartford, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4347GPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860322007409A
- Case key
- 30310
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The cross country solo flight was taking off on runway 02 at Hartford, Connecticut. The pilot performed a runup and was cleared for takeoff. The pilot attempted rotation at about 60 KIAS, but aircraft did not lift off. Trim tab was set at neutral on runup. As power was cut by pulling throttle back, the aircraft was rolling to the left. Braking was applied and the plane's left wing hit the VASI light coming to rest about 300FT later.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4347G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8416062
- Airframe hours
- 1,613
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Westchester Aero Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1986 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- HPN · White Plains, NY
- Destination
- HFD · Hartfod, CT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HFD · Brainard, runway 2, 4,418 × 150 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 104 total · 104 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.