# Accident 19820323005179A: Piper PA38112, Opa Locka, FL, March 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1982, 10:23 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9095° N, 80.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9095&lon=-80.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2463F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2463F-1989-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 5 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820323005179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDING ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND WING HIT TREES.

## 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 MIA82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA080), Mar 23, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N2463F), Near Opalocka, FL, substantial damage

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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