# Incident 19890309029829I: Piper PA38112, Shelbyville, IL, March 9, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1989, 09:25 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4113° N, 88.8455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (2H0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4113&lon=-88.8455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2536A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2536A) (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: 75 total, 70 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309029829I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR CONTACTED SNOW ON LEFT SIDE OF PLOWED RUNWAY. VEERED INTO SNOW DAMAGING PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N2536A (2)

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

- [Accident 19870123001369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123001369A), Jan 23, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2536A), Decatur, IL, Substantial damage. The student failed to maintain directional control on takeoff. The aircraft struck a snowbank by the side of runway
- [Accident 19800120001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120001209A), Jan 20, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2536A), Anoka, MN, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to land on nosewheel, collapsing same.

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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