# Accident 20230906019329A: Piper PA-24-400, Norwood, MA, September 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2023, 23:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1835° N, 71.1713° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1835&lon=-71.1713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400RW-2026-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-400
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-720
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230906019329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA364), Sep 7, 2023: Piper PA24 (N400RW), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to fly an appropriate glide path during the landing approach, which resulted in a collision with approach lights and the ground short of the intended runway.

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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