# Accident 19820424011449A: Piper PA38112, Dubuque, IA, April 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4998° N, 90.6896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4998&lon=-90.6896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2586B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2586B) (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: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424011449A

## Narrative

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

SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY STUDENT LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. BALLOONED, AIRPLANE CAME BACK DOWN ON NOSE AND LEFT WING.

## 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 MKC82DA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA060), Apr 24, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N2586B), Dubuque, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2586B (1)

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

- [Incident 19930227006479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227006479I), Feb 27, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N2586B), Iowa City, IA. Engine failure on crosscountry flight. Made off airport landing. Ran left fuel tank dry. Fuel starvation.

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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