# Accident 19931219046989A: Piper PA32R301T, Norwood, MA, December 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1993, 16:08 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N8210H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8210H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,120 total, 932 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931219046989A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE ACCELERATE ON WET SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. ABORTED. RAN OFF END INTO A DITCH.

## 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 NYC94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA042), Dec 19, 1993: Piper PA-32-R-301T (N8210H), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff which resulted in a overrun of the runway. Factors were a snow covered runway, takeoff speed not attained, brakes not used, and a ditch.

## Other reports on N8210H (2)

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

- [Incident 20120713013789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120713013789I), Jul 13, 2012: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8210H), Centennial, CO, Minor damage. On July 13, 2012, at 21:31 MDT aircraft N8210H, Piper PA-32R-301, nose gear collapsed when aircraft taxing on taxiway. Propeller blades, nose strut support…
- [Accident 19850714031069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714031069A), Jul 14, 1985: Piper PA32R301 (N8210H), Provincetown, MA, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed long and overran the runway. The landing was made downwind in obscured weather conditions.

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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