# NTSB NYC84LA120: Piper PA-22-108, N4641Z, Lawrence, MA, March 25, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1984, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35520/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA120

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT BALLOONED ON LANDING, & ON THE 2ND TOUCHDOWN, IT VEERED LEFT TOWARDS A SNOWBANK. HE MANEUVERED TO AVOID THE SNOWBANK, BUT THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED IN SOFT MUD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4641Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4641Z), registered now, S/N 22-8160, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (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: L-8687-15
- Airframe hours: 3481
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1B 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert R. Scarano
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1983
- Departed: EEN, KEENE, NH
- Airport: LWM, Lawrence Muni, runway 23, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840325043739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840325043739A), Mar 25, 1984: Piper PA22108, Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. Bounced and veered off the runway into soft mud and collapsed the nose wheel.

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.

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