# Accident 19871219075179A: Piper PA38112, Las Cruces, NM, December 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1987, 13:10 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2197° N, 106.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2197&lon=-106.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23497, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23497-2004-03-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,833 total, 400 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871219075179A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HAD A HARD CROSSWIND LANDING. RIGHT GEAR SHEARED OFF. MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLT HAD FAILED.

## 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 DEN88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA039), Dec 19, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N23497), Las Cruces, NM, 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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