# Accident 19801104061619A: Piper PA38112, San Angelo, TX, November 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Mathis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2592C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2592C-1988-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801104061619A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS.

## 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 FTW81FQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG06), Nov 4, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2592C), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2592C (2)

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

- [Accident 19870124033819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870124033819A), Jan 24, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2592C), Alpine, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft dragged a wingtip on takeoff and struck a ditch during abort. Student failed to check crosswind factor
- [Incident 19850519026699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519026699I), May 19, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2592C), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Bounced twice on landing and sheared off nose gear.

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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