ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230830
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| Date: | Saturday 23 November 2019 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-150 Cherokee B |
| Owner/operator: | Future Flyers of Connecticut LLC |
| Registration: | N5776W |
| MSN: | 28-1611 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1733 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Simsbury Airport (4B9), Hartford County, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Plainville, CT (4B8) |
| Simsbury, CT (4B9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, while the student pilot was landing, a car drove onto the runway and struck the left wing. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over. The vehicle's driver reported that he stopped at the entrance of the runway and looked left and right to make sure it was clear. While crossing the runway, he heard glass shatter and felt a heavy impact. He did not see the airplane until after the collision. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The automobile driver's incursion onto an active runway, which resulted in a collision with a landing airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5776W
NTSB GAA20CA094
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2019 17:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Nov-2019 18:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2019 18:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2019 20:19 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 16:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 17:56 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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