# Accident 20080302011329A: Piper PA38112, Norwood, MA, March 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2008, 15:47 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1906° N, 71.1731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1906&lon=-71.1731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9182A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9182A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080302011329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DAILY INCIDENT #9554. N9182A, PA-38, DOING TOUCH AND GOS AT NORWOOD AIRPORT, MA VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUWNAY 35 INTO THE GRASS AT 1548 EST, 3/2/08. TWO ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING CROSSWIND APPROACHES AND LANDINGS. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A SNOW BERM WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH OVER. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL.

## 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 MIA08CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA071), Mar 2, 2008: Piper PA-38-112 (N9182A), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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