# Accident 19890915035199A: Piper PA38112, Fernandina Beac, FL, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 19:10 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Airport: Fernandina Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6495° N, 81.4398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6495&lon=-81.4398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91344, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91344-2015-05-04) (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: 140 total, 18 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915035199A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT INVITED PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT TO GO ALONG AND MAKE A LANDING. CAUGHT DOWNDRAFT CRASHED ON SHORT FINAL

## 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 MIA89LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA250), Sep 15, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N91344), Fernandina Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. THE TURBULENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N91344 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890509045559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509045559I), May 9, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N91344), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Stopped on side of runway. Saddle bolt head failed and barrel nut stripped.

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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