# Accident 19890604015549A: Piper PA38112, Buffalo, MN, June 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Buffalo, MN
- Airport: Buffalo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1710° N, 93.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1710&lon=-93.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38329, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38329-1994-07-19) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 25 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604015549A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CORRECT HIGH SINK RATE ON A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. LANDED SHORT. GUST LIFTED WING CAUSING GROUND LOOP.

## 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 MKC89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA124), Jun 4, 1989: Piper PA-38 (N38329), Buffalo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE BY THE STUDENT AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT BY THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, HIGH VEGETATION (GRASS), AND…

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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