# Accident 19880225021029A: Piper PA38112, Minneapolis, MN, February 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1988, 14:40 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8793° N, 93.1991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8793&lon=-93.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2359K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359K-1990-02-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880225021029A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN A WIND GUST DURING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN. VEERED INTO WIND OFF RUNWAY NOSE DUG IN COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 CHI88LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA069), Feb 25, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2359K), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2359K (2)

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

- [Accident 19811017068089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068089A), Oct 17, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2359K), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing when engine quit from fuel starvation.
- [Accident 19810408015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408015849A), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2359K), Blaine, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot lowered nose when stall warner sound and nose wheel collapsed on ground contact during takeoff.

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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