# Accident 19870822049829A: Piper PA38112, Buckeye, AZ, August 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Buckeye Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DQXA
- Location: 34.2590° N, 112.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2590&lon=-112.7801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2483L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2483L-2013-06-11) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 742 total, 170 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822049829A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT CAUSED A PITCH UP ON THE LANDING FLARE. CFI DELAYED IN RECOVERY. RESULT HARD LANDING AND SEVERE DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX87LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA313), Aug 22, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N2483L), Buckeye, AZ, 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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