# Incident 19910907043049I: Piper PA38112, Wellsville, NY, September 7, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wellsville, NY
- Airport: Wellsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1207° N, 77.9457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1207&lon=-77.9457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2477K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2477K) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907043049I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS ON A SOFT FIELD LANDING. THREE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE KNOCKED DOWN.

## Other reports on N2477K (1)

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

- [Accident 19970420006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970420006289A), Apr 20, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N2477K), Wellsville, NY, Substantial damage. Student solo lost control of aircraft on 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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