ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345333
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 2023 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-400 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Carey Air LLC |
| Registration: | N400RW |
| MSN: | 26-63 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD/KOWD), Norwood, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA (ACK/KACK) |
| Norwood Memorial Airport, MA (OWD/KOWD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On September 6, 2023, at about 2300 local time, a Piper PA-24-400 Comanche, N400RW, powered by a Lycoming IO-720 8-cylinder engine, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain while on approach to Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD/KOWD), Norwood, Massachusetts. The two occupants were not injured.
The private pilot and passenger proceeded on the cross-country nigh flight and on arrival near the destination airport the pilot stated that he was instructed by air traffic control to descend through class B airspace on a straight-in approach to the runway, which required him to descend at a rate of about 1,000 ft-per-minute. While flying the straight-in approach he indicated that he was, “a little behind on the aircraft as we descended.” With the lights and the runway in sight he descended too quickly on final approach and impacted airport approach lighting then the ground short of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/norfolk-county/small-plane-misses-runway-norwood-airport-with-2-people-board/SA5NB4UOEFBITCK6QEVDWRV2M4/
https://www.wcvb.com/article/plane-with-2-people-onboard-lands-short-of-runway-at-norwood-airport/45032800#
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193025
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=400RW
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N400RW/history/20230907/0248Z/KACK/KOWD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-24_Comanche
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/30df26fc82c64f00e692cebe9c8e022de37acebb (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 2023 | N400RW | Private | 0 | Norwood, Massachusetts | |
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2023 01:21 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Sep-2023 03:07 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 08-Sep-2023 03:32 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 03-Nov-2023 11:42 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 14-Dec-2023 18:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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