# Incident 20130930019879I: Piper PA-11S, Marlborough, MA, September 30, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marlborough, MA
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3432° N, 71.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3432&lon=-71.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5556H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5556H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11S (registry code 7101104, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130930019879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 IN CALM TO LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS. (THE ASI ARRIVING ON SCENE NOTED WIND WAS ABOUT 3 KTS, FAVORING RWY 14.) UPON TOUCHDOWN, WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY LONG, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (NORTH). EXITING THE RUNWAY, IT HIT ABOUT THE ONLY "BUMP" IN THE TURF AND THE TAILWHEEL TRACK COULD BE SEEN TO BOUNCE AND ALIGN BEHIND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TRACK, INDICATING THE START OF A POSSIBLE GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO TRACK IN A RIGHT CURVING PATH, UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED CE-172S AT FAIRLY LOW SPEED. THE NOSE OF THE PA-11 WENT BETWEEN THE ADJACENT WINGTIPS OF THE PARKED AIRPLANES AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK AND BENT THE WINGTIP OF ONE CE-172. THE RIGHT WING OF THE PA-11 ALSO STRUCK THE COWLING, WINDSHIELD AND RIGHT WING OF THE SAME CE-172. THE LEFT WING OF THE PA-11 STRUCK LEFT WING OF THE OTHER CE-172 AND RODE UP ONTO THE TOP THE SECOND CE-172'S LEFT WING. IT ALSO KNOCKED THE SECOND CE-172 OFF OF BLOCKS THAT WERE SUPPORTING IT'S TAIL; AS THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL, PUNCTURING HOLES IN THE TAIL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO AID IN EVACUATING/EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5556H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140301001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140301001289A), Mar 1, 2014: Piper PA-11S (N5556H), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on runway 32 with winds gusting 15 KTS and steady 8 - 10 KTS. Upon touchdown the aircraft veered off to the left side of runway with propeller…

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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