# Accident 19820312008419A: Piper PA38112, Allentown, PA, March 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Queen City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.5706° N, 75.5601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5706&lon=-75.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2402C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 37 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312008419A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. ADDED POWER TO CORRECT, DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY. BEGAN GO AROUND, HIT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC82DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA052), Mar 12, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N2402C), Allentown, PA, destroyed

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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