# Incident 19890322019089I: Piper PA38112, Madison, WI, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 13:20 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane County Regional- Truax Fe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2331C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331C-1991-03-28) (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: 41 total, 37 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322019089I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. SAND ON RUNWAY HINDERED BRAKING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N2331C (1)

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

- [Accident 19900324005229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900324005229A), Mar 24, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N2331C), Wausau, WI, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high. Stalled, impacted runway and sheared right main gear.

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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