# Incident 19891219062239I: Piper PA38112, Escanaba, MI, December 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1989, 17:40 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Airport: Delta County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7227° N, 87.0937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELTA COUNTY (ESC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7227&lon=-87.0937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2346G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2346G-2013-02-12) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 50 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219062239I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT ON A SHORT FIELD LANDING. NOSE GEAR SEPARATED AND PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N2346G (2)

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

- [Accident 20081031851909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081031851909A), Oct 31, 2008: Piper PA38112 (N2346G), Friant, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) A student pilot with an instructor, was practicing a simulated emergency landing over a flat mtn plateau,got too low, entered a sudden severe downdraft…
- [Accident 19931117043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931117043679A), Nov 17, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N2346G), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Ran off runway and collided with taxiway sign.

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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