Event NYC86LA055

1985-12-28 ELLINGTON, Connecticut, United States Airport · 7B9 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N7571P

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-24-180

Year of manufacture

1961 · 24 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19610707

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA3693

Registrant of record

SCRIBNER GEORGE W

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7571P Piper PA-24 None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC86LA055.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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