# Incident 19781227020149I: Piper PA38112, Howell, MI, December 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1978, 10:30 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2357E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2357E-2020-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227020149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N2357E (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051002025019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051002025019I), Oct 2, 2005: Piper PA38112 (N2357E), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot porpoised on landing. This resulted in a hard landing and a nose gear collapse. Weather was not a factor. This aircraft is certificated as…
- [Incident 20030722021819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722021819I), Jul 22, 2003: Piper PA38112 (N2357E), Hammond, LA. (-23) The pilot landed on a closed runway. The runway was NOTAM closed and x's placed on the end of the runway. The pilot initially departed tlh with a fuel…
- [Accident 19861116055569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861116055569A), Nov 16, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N2357E), Gaylord, MI, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a snowbank while landing on a closed runway. Pilot failed to check NOTAMS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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