# Accident 19840311005609A: Piper PA38112, Sonoma, CA, March 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1984, 14:15 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2407° N, 122.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2407&lon=-122.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23882-2015-05-15) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840311005609A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX84LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA218), Mar 11, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N23882), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23882 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930704034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704034759I), Jul 4, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N23882), Fairfield, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft departed end of runway on a touch and go landing on wet grass runway. Ran through a fence into field.

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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