# Accident 20031028026829A: Piper PA28140, Mansfield, MA, October 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2003, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0000° N, 71.1967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0000&lon=-71.1967&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031028026829A

## Narrative

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

(-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 (OWNER AND WIFE) NO INJURIES REPORTED, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ACFT. LEFT MAIN L/G AND NOSE GEAR SEVERED. FIRE WALL SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO ATC OR A/F SERVICES PROVIDED. PILOT STATED HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT UNDER THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL.

## 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 NYC04CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA018), Oct 28, 2003: Piper PA-28-140 (N33532), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## 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…
- [Incident 20030509008449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030509008449I), May 9, 2003: Piper PA28140 (N33532), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [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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