# Incident 20220530009129I: Cessna 172S, Norwood, MA, May 30, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2022, 11:38 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- 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: 503 total, 204 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220530009129I

## Narrative

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

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 DIRECTION 100 DEGREES OFF THE AIRPLANE' S FLIGHT PATH. GIVEN THIS INFORMATION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING 18-20 KNOTS OF CROSSWIND COMPONENT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A PRE-SOLO STUDENT PILOT. TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTED THE STUDENT HAD RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER CONTROL INPUTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE TAIL TIE DOWN RING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO IN A SIDE-LOADED CONFIGURATION WITH THE RIGHT WING FURTHER DOWN (IN COMPARISON TO THE LEFT WING) AND THE LEFT RUDDER WAS DEPRESSED. UPON TAIL IMPACTING THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT DUE TO RUDDER PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INTERVENED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO FURTHER DIP DOWN AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY.

CROSSWIND CORRECTION THAT WAS UTILIZED--

¦ RIGHT AILERON, LEFT RUDDER

ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE RUNWAY--

¦ AIRCRAFT WAS UTILIZING THE WING LOW (SIDESLIP) CROSSWIND CORRECTION. THE

AIRCRAFT WAS TRACKING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY OVER CENTERLINE AT THE TIME

OF THE TOUCHED DOWN.

AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ON THE RUNWAY BETWEEN 1,000-2,000?. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIMING TO LAND

BEYOND THE 1000? MARKERS.

THE WING MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY VERY SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

THE AIRSPEED WAS ON FINAL WAS ABOUT 70 KIAS.

## Other reports on N1154G (1)

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

- [Incident 20141214021959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141214021959I), Dec 14, 2014: Cessna 172S (N1154G), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. 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…

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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