# Accident 19850221004129A: Piper PA38112, New Castle, PA, February 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: New Castle, PA
- Airport: New Castle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0253° N, 80.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW CASTLE MUNI (UCP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0253&lon=-80.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2317N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2317N-1991-03-26) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221004129A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) & STUDENT PLT WERE PRACTICING TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS. DURING AN APCH, THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO GET SLOW. AFTER CORRECTING THE SITUATION, HE ALLOWED THE SPEED TO GET SLOW AGAIN & FLARED HIGH. THE ACFT BEGAN TO DROP & A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, BUT TOO LATE TO AVOID HITTING THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT & HIT A SNOWBANK.

## 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 NYC85LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA071), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2317N), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2317N (1)

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

- [Accident 19880607021229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880607021229A), Jun 7, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2317N), Enon Valley, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed in a spin and last minute pullout too low for recovery. Burned on impact. Was a dual flight for stalls.

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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