Piper PA-28R-200 N1216T
2 November 1996 · Norwood, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1996 at about 02:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N1216T was involved in an accident near Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Norwood Memorial (OWD)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N1216T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Niagara Falls → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- NYC97LA010
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to perform a go-around, when an animal obstructed the runway; and his failure to maintain clearance from an obstruction (VASI). Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, an animal (deer) on the runway, and the proximity of the obstruction.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was returning to his departure airport at 2100, and flew the localizer approach to runway 35. The control tower was closed, and the ATIS stated that the pilot controlled lighting (PCL) was in operation. The pilot stated that he was not able to activate the PCL, and performed a go-around. During the go-around, he was able to activate the runway lights, which included the runway visual approach slope indicator (VASI) for runway 35. During his second approach, while on final, he reduced power at 100 feet and then observed a deer on the runway. The pilot veered the airplane left to avoid the deer, and the airplane touched down on the grass parallel to the runway. After a 300 foot ground roll, the airplane struck the VASI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1996 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Delta Aeronautics | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | D&A Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1996 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | William S. Houston | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1996 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Pray, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Libby, Montana, United States | Action Flying Service, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 1,342 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Harwich, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Airbus A-320 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Northwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1996 | Cessna 150G | Templeton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1996 | Boeing 767-31AER | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Martinair Holland N.v. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1996 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1996 | Cessna 152 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |