# Accident 19840525049629A: Piper PA38112, Williamsport, PA, May 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport-Lycoming County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2293° N, 77.0306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2293&lon=-77.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25CK-2008-06-06) (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 O235L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 102 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840525049629A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED IN STUDENT FLIGHT TRAINING; THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDING IN SHIFTING, GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. A GUST HIT THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL AND THE STUDENT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL BEFORE A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCE OCCURRED. THE LOW TIME INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TOO LATE TO PREVENT A SECOND HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC84LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA185), May 25, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N25CK), Williamsport, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25CK (1)

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

- [Incident 19810731057869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731057869I), Jul 31, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N25CK), Williamsport, PA, Minor damage. Student flaired too high. Late takeover by instructor resulted in landing. With side load. Ran off runway.

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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