# Accident 19881111050279A: Piper PA38112, Vero Beach, FL, November 11, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1988, 11:40 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6391° N, 80.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6391&lon=-80.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2391G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2391G-1994-03-22) (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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111050279A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. LEFT THE RUNWAY. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN 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 MIA89IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA028), Nov 11, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2391G), Vero Beach, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N2391G (2)

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

- [Incident 19811021069099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021069099I), Oct 21, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2391G), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Za pilot made unscheduled landing when he became ill. Pilot veered off runway after touchdown.
- [Incident 19800913070499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913070499I), Sep 13, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2391G), Genson Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost power and landed on Beach.

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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