# Accident 19820119001349A: Piper PA38112, Grand Rapids, MI, January 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1982, 15:40 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8707° N, 85.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8707&lon=-85.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26093, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26093-2017-12-26) (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: 57 total, 48 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119001349A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT TEST FOR PRIVATE CERTIFICATE, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY DURING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI82DA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA028), Jan 19, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N26093), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26093 (1)

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

- [Accident 19831002052639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002052639A), Oct 2, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N26093), Austen Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted go around after bad landing and aircraft crashed into trees.

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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