# Accident 19840304005889A: Piper PA38112, Norwood, MA, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 14:29 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9175A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9175A-2000-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005889A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED NOSE WHEEL TO HIT HARD CAUSING DROP TO STRIKE RUNWAY AND CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC84LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA101), Mar 4, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N9175A), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9175A (1)

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

- [Incident 19830414024499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830414024499I), Apr 14, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N9175A), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Engine quit on climbout. Turned back engine started and stopped. Wing hit trees landing. Carburetor defective.

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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