# Accident 19830920050139A: Piper PA38112, San Martin, CA, September 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1983, 08:45 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1004° N, 121.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1004&lon=-121.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2315V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2315V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 703 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830920050139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. LEFT LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT BROKE IN TENSION.

## 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 LAX83LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA451), Sep 20, 1983: Piper PA 38-112 (N2315V), San Martin, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2315V (4)

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

- [Incident 19890204004179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204004179I), Feb 4, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2315V), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. While flying low over a canal. Hit powerlines. Unable to avoid them in time. Aircraft had minor damage.
- [Accident 19870510014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870510014569A), May 10, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2315V), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. The aircraft drifted off the side of the runway during takeoff, struck a sign. Sign was improperly placed.
- [Accident 19851106058262A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106058262A), Nov 6, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2315V), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft was struck during rollout by landing N42XX.plane on rollout had failed to make proper pattern radio calls.
- [Accident 19830618029189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618029189A), Jun 18, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N2315V), Morgan Hill, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing collapsing nose gear on first solo flight.

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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