# Accident 19890709021889A: Piper PA38112, Indianapolis, IN, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Greenwood Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6705° N, 86.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6705&lon=-86.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2545A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2545A-2012-08-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 24 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709021889A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, BOUNCED MORE TIMES TRYING TO DECIDE TO ABORT OR TAKEOFF, THEN RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA130), Jul 10, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N2545A), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

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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