# Accident 19830510026579A: Piper PA38112, Lynchburg, VA, May 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1983, 08:16 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25693, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25693-1992-05-07) (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: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830510026579A

## Narrative

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

BOUNDED ON LANDING. STUDENT UNABLE TO STOP PORPOISING MADEIT WORSE. COLLAPSED THE GEAR AND BUCKLED THE CABIN FLOOR.

## 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 ATL83LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA162), May 10, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N25693), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25693 (2)

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

- [Incident 19871007066759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871007066759I), Oct 7, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N25693), Danville, VA, Minor damage. Solo student lost directional control on rollout. Aircraft departed runway side and struck a light.
- [Incident 19861019065879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019065879I), Oct 19, 1986: Piper PA38112 (N25693), Danville, VA, Minor damage. Acknowledged taxi into position by ATC. Proceeded to depart without being cleared to takeoff.

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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