OpenAirDocs.org

20060517008449I

Incident · Substantial damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601 · Norwood, MA · May 17, 2006

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
May 17, 2006 · 16:15 local
Place
Norwood, MA
Airport
Norwood Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7502S
Reported as
Piper PA60601
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted is the owner operator of a twin engine Piper Aerostar. He and his wife were on a VFR flight from fort lauderdale, Florida to Norwood, Massachusetts. The pilot privacy data omitted reported upon descent to the Norwood airport he was unable to reduce power in the left engine. The pilot privacy data omitted turned off the left engine fuel supply to shut down the engine. The pilot privacy data omitted could not maintain a straight line to the runway. He turned the fuel back on and started the left engine. He claimed he came in fast and made a hard landing. The controls were bound due to the left engine inboard exhaust pipe falling off and cooking the cables at the firewall. There was substantial damage to the nose gear structure as a result of the hard landing. (-23 amendment) the pilot privacy data omitted and operator of a twin-engine Aerostar and his wife were conducting a VFR flight from fort lauderdale, FL to Norwood, MA. Pilot reported having mechanical problems such as left engine throttle jammed at 65% power setting. Mixture control also reported as jammed. Consequently the pilot privacy data omitted was having difficulties control ling the engine throttle, fuelflow, and mixture control as well, while making an effort to land his aircraft safely at Norwood, airport. NTSB has downgraded this aircraft accident to an incident on July 10, 2006. For more information see ptrs privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ IS THE OWNER OPERATOR OF A TWIN ENGINE PIPER AEROSTAR. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA TO NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ REPORTED UPON DESCENT TO THE NORWOOD AIRPORT HE WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ TURNED OFF THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ COULD NOT MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE RUNWAY. HE TURNED THE FUEL BACK ON AND STARTED THE LEFT ENGINE. HE CLAIMED HE CAME IN FAST AND MADE A HARD LANDING. THE CONTROLS WERE BOUND DUE TO THE LEFT ENGINE INBOARD EXHAUST PIPE FALLING OFF AND COOKING THE CABLES AT THE FIREWALL. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ AND OPERATOR OF A TWIN-ENGINE AEROSTAR AND HIS WIFE WERE CONDUCTING A VFR FLIGHT FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, FL TO NORWOOD, MA. PILOT REPORTED HAVING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE JAMMED AT 65% POWER SETTING. MIXTURE CONTROL ALSO REPORTED AS JAMMED. CONSEQUENTLY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES CONTROL LING THE ENGINE THROTTLE, FUELFLOW, AND MIXTURE CONTROL AS WELL, WHILE MAKING AN EFFORT TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT SAFELY AT NORWOOD, AIRPORT. NTSB HAS DOWNGRADED THIS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT TO AN INCIDENT ON JULY 10, 2006. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE PTRS ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^