# Accident 19890504010919A: Piper PA38112, Olympia, WA, May 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Gower Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0192° N, 122.7891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0192&lon=-122.7891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24508, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24508-1989-06-28) (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 O235L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 228 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504010919A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LEFT OF CENTERLINE, LEFT WHEEL IN TALL GRASS. VEERED INTO SCRUB BRUSH.

## 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 SEA89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA079), May 4, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N24508), Lacey, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT DURING 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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