# Accident 19890724028349A: Piper PA38112, Milwaukee, WI, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 17:09 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: Lawrence J Timmerman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9804° N, 87.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9804&lon=-87.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9103A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9103A-1990-12-11) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 31 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724028349A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH THEN FROZE ON CONTROLS. LANDED HARD VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND HIT A VASI.

## 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 CHI89LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA164), Jul 24, 1989: Piper PA38-112 (N9103A), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S MISJUDGED AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN, AND THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE OPERATION. THESE RESULTED IN AN ABRUPT TOUCHDOWN, A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF…

## Other reports on N9103A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830712038099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712038099A), Jul 12, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N9103A), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. Airspeed indicator did not work during takeoff and student pilot aborted, resulting in aircraft veering into trees.

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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