# Accident 19850416065319A: Piper PA38112, Vero Beach, FL, April 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1985, 12:20 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.6398° N, 80.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6398&lon=-80.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2428D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2428D-2011-09-06) (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: 1,350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850416065319A

## Narrative

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

DURING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT ON TAKEOFF, CFI TOOK OVER. HARD LANDING MADE BEFORE RECOVERY COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 MIA85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA148), Apr 16, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2428D), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2428D (1)

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

- [Incident 19840504044969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840504044969I), May 4, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N2428D), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Student returned to airport. Voltage regulator transistor burned out.

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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