Piper PA-28-180 accident near Norwood, Massachusetts, July 16, 2000
On July 16, 2000 at about 10:20 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-180, registered N2176T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Norwood, Massachusetts (Norwood Memorial Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's improper bounced landing recovery. A factor was the pilot's lack of total flight experience.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 16, 2000 · about 10:20 pm local time
- Place
- Norwood, Massachusetts · Norwood Memorial Airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · all PA-28-180s on the register
- Registration
- N2176T · registry record · serial 28-7205034
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that the airplane bounced after initial touchdown, and he added power to smooth the second touchdown. The airplane then struck the runway in a nose low attitude and porpoised. The airplane came to rest on the runway, with the nose landing gear driven into the lower fuselage. The pilot's total flight experience was 92 hours. He had received his private pilot certificate 7 months prior to the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 92 hours in all; 24 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days; 65 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,082 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 28, 2000; 84 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PLY Plymouth MA at 10:00 pm
- Destination: OWD
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 10, 4,001 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 010° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:53 pm from OWD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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