# Accident 19950812023229A: Piper PA28180, Norfolk, MA, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 19:50 local time
- Place: Norfolk, MA
- Airport: Norfolk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5676° N, 71.1192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5676&lon=-71.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8252W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252W-1997-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023229A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY RAIN TURBULENCE LANDING. HYDROPLANED. OVERRAN RUNWAY. LANDED FAST MIDFIELD. HIT FENCE AND TREES. WAS WARNED.

## 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 NYC95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA187), Aug 12, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N8252W), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgement of speed and distance during the landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. Factors relating to the accident were: heavy rain, wet runway, and hydroplaning conditions.

## Other reports on N8252W (1)

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

- [Incident 19810928066979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928066979I), Sep 28, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N8252W), Newburyport, MA. Za engine quit. Overshot landing went off end runway. Found #2 cylinder failed.

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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