# Incident 20141214021959I: Cessna 172S, Norwood, MA, December 14, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2014, 14:26 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1154G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1154G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,694 total, 163 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141214021959I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS GIVING A CHECKOUT IN A CESSNA 172 FOR THE PURPOSES OF RENTAL TO THE PERSPECTIVE RENTER.  PERFORMED A SHORT FIELD APPROACH TO LANDING AND STRUCK THE THRESHOLD LIGHT LOCATED AT THE END OF RUNWAY 35 NORWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.   THE THRESHOLD LIGHT CUT A GASH IN THE LOWER LEFT STABILIZER SKIN APPROXIMATELY 9 INCHES LONG.

## Other reports on N1154G (1)

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

- [Incident 20220530009129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220530009129I), May 30, 2022: Cessna 172S (N1154G), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. The wind was reported by tower to be coming from 270 at approximately 18 to 20 knots velocity. The runway they were utilizing was 17 which would put the wind…

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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