# Accident 19820516019469A: Piper PA38112, Scottsbluff, NE, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 18:46 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: Scottsbluff Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8593° N, 103.6603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8593&lon=-103.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25718 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 3 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516019469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING, ENGINE CAUGHT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, LOST CONTROL.

## 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 MKC82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA089), May 17, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N25718), Scottsbluff, NE, 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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