# Accident 19810323012129A: Piper PA38112, Easton, PA, March 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1981, 12:50 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Easton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2535A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2535A-2012-10-18) (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: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323012129A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING. STRUCK RUNWAY NOSE FIRST. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. IMPACT WRINKLED WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 NYC81DHA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA07), Mar 23, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2535A), Easton, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2535A (1)

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

- [Accident 19981002040019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002040019A), Oct 2, 1998: Piper PA38112 (N2535A), Toughenamon, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that the engine lost power just after takeoff and the aircraft crashed off the end at the end of the runway. (.4) after the airplane…

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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