# NTSB MIA08CA071: Piper PA-38-112, N9182A, Norwood, MA, March 2, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 2, 2008, 15:47 local (20:47 UTC) - Place: Norwood, MA - Coordinates: 42.190555, -71.173057 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1906&lon=-71.1731&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 67601 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA08CA071 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67601/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA071 ## Probable cause The failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control of the airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified; cases with it: [Piper PA-38-112, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=7103812), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Terrain: snowy/icy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Piper PA-38-112, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030/cases.md?model=7103812), [All aircraft, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-38-112, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7103812), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Piper PA-38-112, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=7103812), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-38-112, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7103812), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight crew was advised by air traffic control that the wind was from 320 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 16 knots, and was cleared for a touch-and-go landing on runway 35. After touchdown with neutral aileron and rudder control input, the student glanced to remove carburetor heat and retract the flaps but looked outside of the cockpit and noted the airplane was moving towards the right side of the runway and was not lined up. The certified flight instructor took control of the airplane and attempted to correct but the right main landing gear collided with a snow bank at the right edge of the runway. ## Factual narrative The flight crew was advised by air traffic control that the wind was from 320 degrees at 13 knots with gusts to 16 knots, and was cleared for a touch-and-go landing on runway 35. After touchdown with neutral aileron and rudder control input, the student glanced to remove carburetor heat and retract the flaps but looked outside of the cockpit and noted the airplane was moving towards the right side of the runway and was not lined up. The CFI took control of the airplane and attempted to correct but the right main landing gear collided with a snow bank at the right edge of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9182A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9182A), registered now, S/N 38-82A0102, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-38-112 - Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 38-82A0102 - Airframe hours: 11000 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: East Coast Aero Club - Registered owner: Plane Nonsense, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, February 1, 2008 - Departed: KBED, Bedford, MA - Destination: KOWD, Norwood, MA - Airport: KOWD, Norwood Memorial Airport, runway 35, 4,008 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 68; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2007; seat: right; flight hours: 14,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 14,000 as pilot in command, 110 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 40; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 140 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 16 knots, gusting 23 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: KOWD ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080302011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080302011329A), Mar 2, 2008: Piper PA38112, Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) Daily incident #9554. N9182A, PA-38, doing touch and gos at Norwood airport, MA veered off the right side of ruwnay 35 into the grass at 1548 EST,… 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. --- 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.