# Incident 19791209047529I: Piper PA38112, Cheyenne, WY, December 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1979, 12:53 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1400° N, 104.8202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheyenne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1400&lon=-104.8202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2355A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2355A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 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/19791209047529I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF IN CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT TIPPED ON NOSE. CONTROLLER HAD UPSET HIM.

## Other reports on N2355A (1)

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

- [Accident 19860718034469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718034469A), Jul 18, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N2355A), Minot, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway into a wheat field. Grass runway was wet and soft from previous rains.

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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