# Incident 20030509008449I: Piper PA28140, Norwood, MA, May 9, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2003, 16:02 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N33532, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (registry code 42127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030509008449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N33532, A PA28, OPERATED BY MR. BEECH WAS TAXIING AT OWD WHEN IT LEFT THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK HELICOPTER N22HF WHICH WAS RUNNING AT IDLE WITH A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM/TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY OF THE HELICOPTER BEFORE IT STOPPED ON THE RAMP. NO BODILY INJURIES OCCURRED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MINOR DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION.

## Other reports on N33532 (3)

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

- [Incident 20240516004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240516004839I), May 16, 2024: Piper PA-28-140 (N33532), Moss Point, MS, Minor damage. Student pilot stated that she was soloing, and had gone up to do some pattern work. She was happy with her approach and was properly configured. She landed on…
- [Accident 20031028026829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031028026829A), Oct 28, 2003: Piper PA28140 (N33532), Mansfield, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) N33532, PA28-140, VFR landed Mansfield airport (1B9) runway 14 and veered off the right side of the runway at 1520 EST, 10-28-03 two persons on board…
- [Incident 19850602034379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602034379I), Jun 2, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N33532), Mansfield, MA, Minor damage. Student ballooned while landing in crosswind. Damage to propeller, engine mount and nosewheel fairing.

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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