Probable cause
The failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control of the airplane.
NTSB 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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for MIA08CA071 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 2, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Norwood, Massachusetts
- Nearest airport
- Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA-38-112
- N-number
- N9182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.