# Accident 19890628018409A: Piper PA38112, Agua Caliente S, CA, June 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Agua Caliente S, CA
- Airport: Agua Caliente Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0191° N, 116.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0191&lon=-116.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23687-2015-03-19) (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: 87 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628018409A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO LAND AT NEARBY STRIP DUE TO WHINING NOISE IN ENGINE. LANDED DOWNHILL AND DOWNWIND. NOSED OVER TO STOP.

## 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 LAX89LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA227), Jun 29, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N23687), Julian, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT THE PROPER RUNWAY FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WHEN TOUCHDOWN AT THE PROPER POINT WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.

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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