# Accident 19830103000059A: Piper PA38112, Detroit, MI, January 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1983, 11:35 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4124° N, 83.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4124&lon=-83.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25920, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25920-2011-04-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830103000059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI83LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA072), Jan 3, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N25920), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25920 (4)

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

- [Accident 19960920045619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960920045619A), Sep 20, 1996: Piper PA38112 (N25920), Mount Vernon, MO, Substantial damage. Lost power on inital climbout. Reported took off carb heat on. Rich mixture fouled plugs. Hit ditch landing.
- [Incident 19881004053629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004053629I), Oct 4, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N25920), Jackson, MI. Emergency landing due to rough engine. Landed on grass between runways and hit a taxi light.
- [Incident 19880604070529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604070529I), Jun 4, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N25920), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Notified tower had engine problem. Landed between runways. Lost directional control. Hit taxiway light.
- [Incident 19850106002189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850106002189I), Jan 6, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N25920), Detroit City, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft on rollout veered off runway. Bottom of wing struck runway light.

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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