# Accident 19890402007849A: Piper PA38112, Allegan, MI, April 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1989, 12:20 local time
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Padgham Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5199° N, 85.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5199&lon=-85.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9504T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9504T) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 53 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402007849A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVER CONTROLLED FOR CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY A WING HIT GROUND. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT DEVIATION.

## 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 CHI89LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA067), Apr 2, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N9504T), Allegan, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE; AND THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S (CFI'S) INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.…

## Other reports on N9504T (1)

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

- [Incident 19801019083279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019083279I), Oct 19, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N9504T), Spring Green, WI, Minor damage. Zd student pilot bounced the landing, then lost directional control.

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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