# Accident 19840903045269A: Piper PA38112, Midland, TX, September 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1984, 16:05 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9891° N, 102.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9891&lon=-102.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2324A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 28 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840903045269A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN SHORT ON SPOT LANDING, HIT TAIL SKID, BOUNCED, TRIED GO AROUND, ROLLED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK GAS PUMP.

## 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 FTW84LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA375), Sep 3, 1984: Piper PA-38 (N2324A), Midland, TX, substantial damage

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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