# Accident 19920405008899A: Piper PA38112, Brookfield, WI, April 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1992, 12:20 local time
- Place: Brookfield, WI
- Airport: Capitol Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0605° N, 88.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0605&lon=-88.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6350A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6350A-1994-07-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 22 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405008899A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS DEMOSTRATING SHORT FIELD LANDING. HIGH SINK RATE UNCHECKED ON FINAL RESULTED LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA123), Apr 5, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N6350A), Brookfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT (CFI) TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION, THE EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE THAT DEVELOPED ON FINAL…

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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