# Accident 19860904044609A: Piper PA38112, Palmetto, FL, September 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1986, 10:45 local time
- Place: Palmetto, FL
- Airport: Manatee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5251° N, 82.5750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmetto, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5251&lon=-82.5750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N938SC-1994-09-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 108 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904044609A

## Narrative

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

DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD.

## 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 MIA86LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA246), Sep 4, 1986: Piper PA-38 (N938SC), Palmetto, FL, 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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