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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Norwood, MA · October 15, 1981

Date
October 15, 1981 · 23:45 local
Place
Norwood, MA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N33JL
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNA03
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,460 total1,450 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot encountered fog bank on short final approach. Aircraft touched down hard causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ENCOUNTERED FOG BANK ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.