# NTSB NYC86LA089: Piper PA-28-161, N80021, Danbury, CT, March 23, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 23, 1986, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA089
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30312/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA089

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON 3135 FOOT RUNWAY, EXCEEDING THE BRAKING ACTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N80021 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 288216075
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D36 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Connecticut Air Service
- Registered owner: J. T. Airplane Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: DXR, Danbury Muni, runway 17, 3,135 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 269 total, 5 in this make and model, 165 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19860323007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860323007489A), Mar 23, 1986: Piper PA28161, Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. The aircraft overran the runway after a long touch down. The pilot reported that braking was ineffective.

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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