# Accident 19900714025909A: Piper PA38112, Houston, TX, July 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8704° N, 95.5297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8704&lon=-95.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9215T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9215T-1993-01-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025909A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON SECOND SOLO ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO FALL THRU ON THE FLARE. HIT RUNWAY AND VEERED OFF INTO A DITCH.

## 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 FTW90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA140), Jul 14, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N9215T), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

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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