# Accident 19890501010629A: Piper PA38112, Gerlach, NV, May 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8595° N, 119.3196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8595&lon=-119.3196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4439E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4439E-2012-11-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 831 total, 22 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890501010629A

## Narrative

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

DEMONSTRATING SOFT FIELD LANDING ON UNIMPROVED STRIP.TOO HIGH,BEGAN GO AROUND,CLEARED A FENCE AND MUSHED INTO FIELD

## 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 SEA89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA077), May 1, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N4439E), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DELAY BY THE PILOT IN ABORTING THE LANDING AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR THE GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA THAT…

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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