# Accident 19820222005149A: Piper PA38112, Elyria, OH, February 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1982, 14:55 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3703° N, 82.0993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3703&lon=-82.0993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25743, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25743) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 167 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222005149A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLARE STUDENT USED FULL UP ELEVATOR. AIRPLANE BOUNCED, DRIFTED INTO SNOWBANK. LOW TIME CFI FAILED TO CHECK.

## 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 CHI82DA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA065), Feb 22, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N25743), Elyria, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25743 (3)

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

- [Incident 19860101006249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101006249I), Jan 1, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N25743), Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. Landed 20 feet short of runway and contacted a snowbank. Nose strut bent, aircraft went up on the nose.
- [Incident 19821117065799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117065799I), Nov 17, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25743), Strongsville, OH, Minor damage. Right main gear collasped on touch down. Attach bolts failed from numerous hard landings. AD to be issued.
- [Incident 19820514028759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514028759I), May 14, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25743), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to veer off runway on initial takeoff roll.

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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