# Incident 19820206000559I: Piper PA38112, Lehighton, PA, February 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Airport: Jake Arner Memori
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.8277° N, 75.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehighton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8277&lon=-75.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9387T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9387T) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206000559I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT STRUCK A SNOWBANK AND SEVERED THE LANDING GEAR ON A LANDING ATTEMPT. CFI TOOK OVER, LANDED ON GRASS RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9387T (1)

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

- [Accident 19790809019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809019769A), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N9387T), Prospectville, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during attempted go-around from bad landing.

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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