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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Norwood, MA · September 6, 2023

Date
September 6, 2023 · 23:00 local
Place
Norwood, MA
Airport
Norwood Memorial
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N400RW
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA364
Reported as
Piper PA-24-400
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-720
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
35 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted to land on rwy 35 at owd in VFR conditions. Approach was too low (approx 100 ft) and aircraft hit last 2 approach light sections, damaging the first, and destroying the second. Aircraft hit the ground approximately 20 ft from the last approach light and slid approximately 300 ft before the right main gear was sheared from the aircraft and the nose gear collapsed. Aircraft slid for another 150 ft before coming to a rest approximatly 75 ft from rwy 35. 2 souls on board. No injuries reported, no fire or fuel leak at scene.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 35 AT OWD IN VFR CONDITIONS. APPROACH WAS TOO LOW (APPROX 100 FT) AND AIRCRAFT HIT LAST 2 APPROACH LIGHT SECTIONS, DAMAGING THE FIRST, AND DESTROYING THE SECOND. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 20 FT FROM THE LAST APPROACH LIGHT AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FT BEFORE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SLID FOR ANOTHER 150 FT BEFORE COMING TO A REST APPROXIMATLY 75 FT FROM RWY 35. 2 SOULS ON BOARD. NO INJURIES REPORTED, NO FIRE OR FUEL LEAK AT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.