# Accident 19840820070389A: Piper PA38112, Caldwell, NJ, August 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1984, 20:00 local time
- Place: Caldwell, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24397, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24397) (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: 793 total, 245 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840820070389A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. REPORT SAYS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. POSSIBLE OVERSTRESSED BY A HARD LANDING.

## 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 NYC84LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA290), Aug 21, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N24397), Caldwell, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24397 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830125003409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830125003409I), Jan 25, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N24397), Mount Airy, NC, Minor damage. Bounced on hard landing. Came back down nose wheel first. Bent propeller, ruptured nose tire, bent wheel and gear.

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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