# Incident 19820322013209I: Piper PA28161, Norwood, MA, March 22, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1982, 16:52 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1874° N, 71.1960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1874&lon=-71.1960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8365Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8365Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 130 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820322013209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SPUTTERED AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS SHUT OFF. PILOT PANICKED.LANDED HARD ON THIRD TRY FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

## Other reports on N8365Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810717056189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717056189I), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N8365Z), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxied into another aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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