# Incident 19870929064529I: Piper PA38112, Grove City, PA, September 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grove City, PA
- Airport: Grove City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1460° N, 80.1677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROVE CITY (29D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1460&lon=-80.1677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2578L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578L-2016-07-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929064529I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DEPARTED RUNWAY SIDE AND COLLAPSED GEAR.

## Other reports on N2578L (3)

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

- [Accident 20130822022509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130822022509A), Aug 22, 2013: Piper PA-38-112 (N2578L), Madera, CA, Substantial damage. On August 22, 2013, N2578L a Piper tomahawk, made an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The crew received no…
- [Incident 20110505010579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110505010579I), May 5, 2011: Piper PA-38-112 (N2578L), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. In a statement from the pilot of N2578L, a Piper PA-38-112 was on landing roll at Hollister airport (cvh) when the engine shut off. The pilot attempted to…
- [Accident 19910430014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910430014009A), Apr 30, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N2578L), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on flare for landing in strong crosswind. Landed in a crab angle. Left runway. Struck sign

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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