# Accident 19800622021579A: Piper PA38112, Midland, TX, June 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2324A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622021579A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH. AIRPLANE DROPPED TO RUNWAY, COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DQG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG27), Jun 22, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2324A), Midland, TX, substantial damage

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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