# Incident 20160806013439I: Piper PA-28-161, Danvers, MA, August 6, 2016 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 6, 2016, 12:04 local time - Place: Danvers, MA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Location: 42.5742° N, 70.9505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danvers, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5742&lon=-70.9505&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9184Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184Y-2025-03-01) (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 PA-28-161 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806013439I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. RECEIVED STATEMENTS AND PERFORMED INTERVIEWS WITH THE ATC CONTROL TOWER, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND STUDENT PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER UNDER 14 CFR PART 61 OPERATIONS. THIS WAS THE AIRCRAFT?S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. IT WAS USED THE DAY PRIOR BY THE SAME FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FOR INSTRUCTION PURPOSES. THE WEATHER WAS A STANDARD VMC DAY AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PREPARED TO WORK ON BASIC FUNDAMENTALS AND TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RUN-UP AREA AND PERFORMED THE NECESSARY CHECKS. AT 11:11 LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 27 FOR TAKEOFF BY ATC. DURING TAXI AT THE RUNWAY INTERSECTION BETWEEN RUNWAYS 27 & 34, IT WAS STATED THAT THE AREA WAS ?BUMPY? BUT THIS IS A NORMAL CASE FOR THIS AIRPORT. AT 11:24 LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING UPWIND OF THE RUNWAY WITH A RIGHT TURNOUT TOWARDS THE PRACTICE AREA FOR MANEUVERS. THE AIRCRAFT (N9184Y) DEPARTED BVY HEADED TO THE PRACTICE AREA. AT ABOUT 1000FT MSL, THE INSTRUCTOR STARTED HEARING A SLIGHT BANGING NOISE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE PILOT LEVELED OFF TO BEGIN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH CALLING THE ATC TOWER. DURING THE LEVEL OFF, THE BANGING SOUND BECAME LOUDER. FOUR MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE (AT 11:30 LOCAL), THE PILOT REQUESTED TO PROCEED DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT FOR A SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE CONTROLLER IMMEDIATELY CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AND ASKED THE PILOT IF HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE (BANGING). THE CONTROLLER ASKED IF THE PILOT WAS REQUESTING EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, BUT THE PILOT DECLINED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 27, THE CONTROLLER THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT WITH THE AIRCRAFT, SO HE UTILIZED BINOCULARS AND NOTICED THAT THE FIXED RIGHT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE HANGING ABNORMALLY FROM THE WING (BY ONLY THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES). HE IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE PILOT TO GO AROUND AND ADVISED HIM OF THE PROBLEM. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE ATC CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PILOT THAT WHEN EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS IN PLACE, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD REQUIRE TO PERFORM A LONG FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT THEN CIRCLED THE FIELD FOR THIRTY MINUTES WHILE FIRE AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT FROM BEVERLY, DANVERS, AND WENHAM GOT INTO POSITION. ONCE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS IN PLACE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST (FOR ENGINE OUT LANDING) AND SECURED COCKPIT ITEMS. AT 12:04 LOCAL, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A LONG FINAL APPROACH LANDED ON RUNWAY 27. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE THE APPROACH AND GENTLY PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY UTILIZING FULL LEFT AILERON AND SLOWED DOWN UTILIZING HIS LEFT BRAKE. EVENTUALLY THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. HE PERFORMED A LONG FINAL APPROACH AND ON TOUCH DOWN, HE HAD THE STUDENT TURN OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND OPEN THE AIRCRAFT DOOR. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE DRAGGING RIGHT HAND GEAR DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND RESTED APPROXIMATELY 1/3 DOWN THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED HALF-WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO PRESENCE OF SMOKE, FIRE, OR MAJOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. ## Other reports on N9184Y (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20250110002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250110002939A), Jan 10, 2025: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Newbury, MA, Substantial damage. It was the instructor's first flight of the day, but second lesson as he was in the aatd earlier. They had done some maneuvers at 2,500 feet MSL and he… - [Incident 20200221000749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221000749I), Feb 21, 2020: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot was performing touch and go landings. He completed 2 uneventful touch & go's. he did notice on the second landing that the LH wing seemed to dip… - [Incident 20131016019049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131016019049I), Oct 16, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. The pilot taxied to the run up area off of taxiway "f" headed to runway 09. The PIC stated that he turned into the taxiway area by having to weave in through… - [Accident 20100827045199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045199A), Aug 27, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Danvers, MA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Accident date 08/27/2010 time: 12:15 edtbeverly municipal airport (bvy)one fatal when N602PS, a czech sport Piper aircraft, Piper sport (LSA) was in the runup… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.