# Incident 19821118066459I: Piper PA38112, Terre Haute, IN, November 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1982, 15:38 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23800, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23800) (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: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118066459I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED WHEN STUDENT LANDED. DAMAGE BELIEVED TO BE FROM PREVIOUS HARD LANDINGS.

## Other reports on N23800 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970213016479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970213016479I), Feb 13, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N23800), Little Rock, AR, Damage unknown. Narrative: on February 13, 1997, at approximately 0415, a PA-38-112, registered to steve trimmer, N23800, had landed in a snow storm and was taxiing to the FBO…

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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