# Incident 19800219026739I: Piper PA38112, Marana, AZ, February 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2542A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542A-2004-04-19) (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: 25 total, 25 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/19800219026739I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED WITH 45 DEGREE CROSSWIND. A HEAVY GUST HIT AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY AIRCRAFT STALLING.

## Other reports on N2542A (1)

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

- [Accident 20010228027659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010228027659A), Feb 28, 2001: Piper PA38112 (N2542A), Pawtucket, RI, No damage. (-23) On 02/28/2001 at approximately 1830 local, a PA38-112, N2542A departed rnwy 33 at sfz. The aircraft was on an instructional flight with two persona on…

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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