What happened
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(-23) N4359D, PA-28-161, Piper warrior, VFR, landed hot and long at Norwood, MA, on runway 35 and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered left across a grassy area hitting a sign and a runway light at 1220 EDT on 04/11/06. There were no injuries reported. The aircraft sustained structural damage to the left inboard wing, lower fuselage area under the left wing and the left inboard flap. The pilot in command, privacy data omitted received 34 gallons of gas (17 per side to the tabs) before his flight that day. The pilot privacy data omitted departed Norwood at approximately 10:10 EDT and flew for approximately 1.9 hours. The pilot privacy data omitted flew to plymouth municipal airport (pym), circled the airport and then returned to Norwood airport landing on runway 35 without incident. The pilot privacy data omitted then requested Norwood ATC to make another takeoff and landing. ATC instructed him to make a left pattern turnout and again cleared him to land on runway 35. As the pilot privacy data omitted stated "he probably landed a little fast but did not try to make the first turn off but instead lost control and drifted to the left of centerline contacting a lighted sign and runway edge light and then going back on the runway." The pilot privacy data omitted taxied back to the tie down area without further incident. privacy data omitted Aircraft registered owner, ADS aircraft management (flight school) Norwood airport, MA. Inspectors statement: the pilot privacy data omitted has been a long-time student pilot with a total of 104 hours. His total hours in make-model area 104 hours, and his hours for last 90 days are 12 hours. His last regulatory check ride was 04/10/06 (the day before) with privacy data omitted the CFI has a total of 120 hours total time as listed on the spas airman information report. Neither the CFI nor the student pilot have any prior accidents, incidents or occurrences listed in spas. The winds at the time were calm, visibility 10 or more miles and ceiling 12,000 feet AGL. Currency and inexperience may have been the cause here. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N4359D, PA-28-161, PIPER WARRIOR, VFR, LANDED HOT AND LONG AT NORWOOD, MA, ON RUNWAY 35 AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT ACROSS A GRASSY AREA HITTING A SIGN AND A RUNWAY LIGHT AT 1220 EDT ON 04/11/06. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT INBOARD WING, LOWER FUSELAGE AREA UNDER THE LEFT WING AND THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED 34 GALLONS OF GAS (17 PER SIDE TO THE TABS) BEFORE HIS FLIGHT THAT DAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED NORWOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 EDT AND FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.9 HOURS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW TO PLYMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PYM), CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AND THEN RETURNED TO NORWOOD AIRPORT LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN REQUESTED NORWOOD ATC TO MAKE ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING. ATC INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A LEFT PATTERN TURNOUT AND AGAIN CLEARED HIM TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35. AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED "HE PROBABLY LANDED A LITTLE FAST BUT DID NOT TRY TO MAKE THE FIRST TURN OFF BUT INSTEAD LOST CONTROL AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE CONTACTING A LIGHTED SIGN AND RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND THEN GOING BACK ON THE RUNWAY." THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED BACK TO THE TIE DOWN AREA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT REGISTERED OWNER, ADS AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT (FLIGHT SCHOOL) NORWOOD AIRPORT, MA. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS BEEN A LONG-TIME STUDENT PILOT WITH A TOTAL OF 104 HOURS. HIS TOTAL HOURS IN MAKE-MODEL AREA 104 HOURS, AND HIS HOURS FOR LAST 90 DAYS ARE 12 HOURS. HIS LAST REGULATORY CHECK RIDE WAS 04/10/06 (THE DAY BEFORE) WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE CFI HAS A TOTAL OF 120 HOURS TOTAL TIME AS LISTED ON THE SPAS AIRMAN INFORMATION REPORT. NEITHER THE CFI NOR THE STUDENT PILOT HAVE ANY PRIOR ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS OR OCCURRENCES LISTED IN SPAS. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE CALM, VISIBILITY 10 OR MORE MILES AND CEILING 12,000 FEET AGL. CURRENCY AND INEXPERIENCE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE HERE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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