# Accident 19811010066349A: Piper PA38112, Anchorage, AK, October 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24623-2006-01-30) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 401 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066349A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED PASSENGER TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON CONTROLS DURING TAKEOFF. FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 ANC82DAG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG03), Oct 10, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N24623), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24623 (2)

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

- [Incident 19911126059419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911126059419I), Nov 26, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N24623), Anchorage, AK. Pilot veered left off runway and became stuck in snow. Pilot stated he failed to properly apply rudder.
- [Incident 19810420025839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420025839I), Apr 20, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N24623), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Student pilot bounced on landing and swerved off runway.

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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