# Accident 20070714017249A: Piper PA28161, Gardner, MA, July 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2007, 15:50 local time
- Place: Gardner, MA
- Airport: Gardner Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5497° N, 72.0161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5497&lon=-72.0161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4337P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4337P-2010-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 113 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714017249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AFTER A FAST AND LONG DOWNWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES PAST END OF RUNWAY OVERRUN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MAJOR INJURIES. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS HELICOPTERED TO AREA HOSPITALS.

## 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 ATL07LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA104), Jul 14, 2007: Piper PA-28-161 (N4337P), Gardner, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing.

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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