# Accident 19940221002749A: Piper PA31T, Norwood, MA, February 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1994, 17:50 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FRKA
- 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: N777JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777JM-1994-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221002749A

## Narrative

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

MADE APPROACH BELOW MINIMUMS ON UPLOWED PORTION OF RUNWAY ONTO SNOWBANK. COLLAPSED GEAR. RAIN AND FOG FACTORS.

## 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 BFO94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA045), Feb 21, 1994: Piper PA-31T (N777JM), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, AND HIS FAILURE TO EXECUTE A MISSED APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT, THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N777JM (1)

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

- [Incident 19851217068369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217068369I), Dec 17, 1985: Piper PA31T (N777JM), Rochester, NY. Right throttle stuck in cruise speed. Additional force used. Safe landing. Throttle assembly lubricated.

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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