# Incident 19890307018259I: Piper PA38112, Anchorage, AK, March 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1989, 11:37 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25759, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25759) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890307018259I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. STALLED AND LANDED NOSE FIRST. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOW.

## Other reports on N25759 (3)

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

- [Accident 19900701023239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701023239A), Jul 1, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N25759), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. At gross weight,unable to climb after takeoff to clear obstructions at end of gravel strip. Crashed into trees.
- [Incident 19890827054659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827054659I), Aug 27, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N25759), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Student jerked control yoke aft on approach. Stalled. Departed runway. Instructor recovered control.
- [Accident 19820305002329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820305002329A), Mar 5, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N25759), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled off high during landing and instructor did not correct situation causing hard landing.

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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