# Accident 19890729025719A: Piper PA38112, Liberty, MO, July 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Airport: Liberty Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2400° N, 94.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2400&lon=-94.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4278E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278E-1994-08-24) (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: 1,836 total, 200 in this make and model, 344 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729025719A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED THE LANDING  THEN FROZE ON CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A STAND OF TALL CORN.

## 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 MKC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA171), Jul 29, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N4278E), Liberty, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE DUAL STUDENT AS THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO RECOVER FROM THE STUDENT'S BOUNCED LANDING, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER…

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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