# Accident 19890305003259A: Piper PA38112, Maricopa, AZ, March 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1989, 11:40 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: U Of Maricopa Ag Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2405° N, 111.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2405&lon=-111.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25620-2013-07-18) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,341 total, 542 in this make and model, 291 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305003259A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL FOR PRACTICE FORCED LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LATE.

## 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 LAX89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA121), Mar 5, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N25620), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO PROPERLY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS RESULTING IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH AN UNANTICIPATED DOWNDRAFT CONDITION AND FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN A…

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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