# Accident 19830420016529A: Piper PA38112, Middleton, WI, April 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Morey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2444N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2444N-1989-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 190 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830420016529A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ON LIFTOFF THEN TOOK OVER AND LANDED ONE WHEEL OFF IN SOFT GROUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2444N (1)

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

- [Accident 19860726040809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726040809A), Jul 26, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N2444N), Middleton, WI, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not remain airborne after takeoff with low airspeed.

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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