# Accident 20031116034922A: Piper PA28181, Westerly, RI, November 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2003, 13:40 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3493° N, 71.8042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3493&lon=-71.8042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2885D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2885D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031116034922A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF AN INFLIGHT COLLISION BETWEENA A CESSNA C-180 AND A PIPER ARCHER. THE PIPER ARCHER WAS IN THE PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32 AT WESTERLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND ON FINAL TO THE RUNWAY'S DISPLACED THRESHOLD THE PIPER STRUCK THE CESSNA 180 FROM ABOVE. THE CESSNA HAD DEPARTED THE SAME RUNWAY, BUT HAD UTILIZED IT'S FULL LENGTH. AFTER THE IMPACT THE CESSNA PITCHED UP, APPARENTLY STALLED, AND THEN DOVE VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. THE PIPER WAS ABLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32, LOSING ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N34AG, Cessna 180: [Accident 20031116034921A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031116034921A)

## 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 NYC04FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA033), Nov 16, 2003: Piper PA-28-181 (N2885D), Westerly, RI, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The Piper pilot's improper decision to continue a landing on an occupied runway, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the departing Cessna. Factors related to the accident were the departing…

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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