# Accident 19890608015209A: Piper PA38112, Lorain - Elyria, OH, June 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1989, 20:45 local time
- Place: Lorain - Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3694° N, 82.1002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3694&lon=-82.1002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2529D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2529D-2018-04-19) (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: 215 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608015209A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. GEAR ATTACH BOLTS FAILED. BOLTS NOT REPLACED PER SERVICE BULLETIN.

## 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 CHI89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA106), Jun 9, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2529D), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE (SHEARING) OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ATTACHING BOLTS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: FAILURE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH SERVICE BULLETIN #673B.

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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