# Incident 19850707066579I: Piper PA38112, Muskegon, MI, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 16:13 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2545N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2545N-2000-09-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707066579I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE GEAR WAS BENT.

## Other reports on N2545N (2)

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

- [Accident 20000811037249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811037249A), Aug 11, 2000: Piper PA38112 (N2545N), Coopersville, MI, No damage. (-23) Engine failed, pilot executed night landing in corn field. No injuries, nose gear sheared off. Prop damage, structural damage to both wings.
- [Incident 19910708041609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708041609I), Jul 8, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N2545N), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off runway and hit a temporary fence.

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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