# Accident 20030707018509A: Piper PA32R301, Newburyport, MA, July 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2003, 13:55 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8146Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8146Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030707018509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. O'BUCKLEY DEPARTED FARMINGDALE, NY AT 1230 EDT ON JULY 25, 2003 AND ARRIVED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE PLUM ISLAND AIRPORT, NEWBURYPORT, MA. HE STATED THAT HE JOINED THE LEFT DOWNWIND AT 1,000 FEET MSL. ON BASE HE REDUCED POWER TO +/-17" MANIFOLD PRESSURE, AND PUT THE GEAR DOWN BELOW 110 KNOTS. HE AFFIRMED 3 GREEN LIGHTS, COMPLETED THE LANDING CHECKLIST AND TURNED FINAL. WHEN HE MADE THE TURN TO FINAL, HE STATED THAT HE NOTICED A FENCE ACROSS THE RUNWAY JUST PRIOR TO THE NUMBERS. AS MR. BUCKLEY CAME OVER THE NUMBERS THE LEFT WING DIPPED UNCOMFORTABLY AND HE CORRECTED. THE NOSE WAS HIGH AND HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND VERY HARD AND MR. BUCKLEY THOUGHT THE LEFT TIRE BLEW. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A HALT IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE, AND NO INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8146Y (3)

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

- [Incident 19901027055439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027055439I), Oct 27, 1990: Piper PA32R301 (N8146Y), Fishers Island, KY, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19841031065999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841031065999I), Oct 31, 1984: Piper PA32R301 (N8146Y), Block Island, RI, Minor damage. Struck deer during landing. Aircraft continued flight for a short time and landed in a field adjacent to runway.
- [Incident 19830618040089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618040089I), Jun 18, 1983: Piper PA32R301 (N8146Y), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. Engine cowling came loose after takeoff. Cowling struck windshield. Returned. Suspect cowling not properly secured.

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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