# Incident 19860101006249I: Piper PA38112, Wadsworth, OH, January 1, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1986, 21:45 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25743, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25743) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 176 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101006249I

## Narrative

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

LANDED 20 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY AND CONTACTED A SNOWBANK. NOSE STRUT BENT, AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON THE NOSE.

## Other reports on N25743 (3)

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

- [Incident 19821117065799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117065799I), Nov 17, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25743), Strongsville, OH, Minor damage. Right main gear collasped on touch down. Attach bolts failed from numerous hard landings. AD to be issued.
- [Incident 19820514028759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514028759I), May 14, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25743), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to veer off runway on initial takeoff roll.
- [Accident 19820222005149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820222005149A), Feb 22, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25743), Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. During flare student used full up elevator. Airplane bounced, drifted into snowbank. Low time CFI failed to check.

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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