# Accident 19900918040759A: Piper PA38112, Watsonville, CA, September 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1990, 17:50 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Monterey Bay Academy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9503° N, 121.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9503&lon=-121.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2516E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2516E-1991-07-18) (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: 730 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900918040759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE OFF END RUNWAY AND SLID DOWN EMBANKMENT ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE MIDJUDGED ON SHORT DIRT STRIP.

## 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 LAX90LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA324), Sep 19, 1990: Piper PA-38-112 (N2516E), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI'S) INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

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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