# Incident 19830125003409I: Piper PA38112, Mount Airy, NC, January 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mount Airy, NC
- Airport: Mt Airy Surry Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4614° N, 80.5532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNT AIRY/SURRY COUNTY (MWK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4614&lon=-80.5532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24397, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24397) (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: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830125003409I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. CAME BACK DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST. BENT PROPELLER, RUPTURED NOSE TIRE, BENT WHEEL AND GEAR.

## Other reports on N24397 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840820070389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840820070389A), Aug 20, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N24397), Caldwell, NJ, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing. Report says no mechanical problems. Possible overstressed by a hard landing.

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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