# Accident 20140301001289A: Piper PA-11S, Marlboro, MA, March 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Marlboro, MA
- Airport: Marlboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3431° N, 71.5089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3431&lon=-71.5089&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
- Reported engine: CONTINETAL C90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,630 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140301001289A

## Narrative

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

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 CONTACTING PAVEMENT AND AIRCRAFT HITTING SNOW/ICE BANK APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET HIGH. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND CONTACTED LEFT WING STRUTS, WHICH BENT MIDWAY BETWEEN FUSELAGE AND WING. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT BACK APPROXIMATELY 3 -4 INCHES AND LOWER LEFT ENGINE MOUNT TO FIREWALL AREA IS BENT. LEFT WING STRUT TO FUSELAGE AREA BENT AT ATTACH POINT AND TO THE REAR APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES.

## 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 ERA14CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA139), Mar 1, 2014: Piper PA 11S (N5556H), Marlboro, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing rollout in crosswinds, resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a snow bank.

## Other reports on N5556H (1)

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

- [Incident 20130930019879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130930019879I), Sep 30, 2013: Piper PA-11S (N5556H), Marlborough, MA, Minor damage. 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…

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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