# Accident 19820323008109A: Piper PA38112, Ft Wayne, IN, March 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1982, 18:20 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2374F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2374F-1991-06-27) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820323008109A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.

## 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 CHI82DA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA099), Mar 23, 1982: Piper PA-38 (N2374F), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed

## Other reports on N2374F (1)

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

- [Incident 19870606062869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870606062869I), Jun 6, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2374F), Angola, IN, Minor damage. Solo student porpoised during landing. Damage to propeller, nose gear, engine mounts and cowling.

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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