# Incident 19920630028309I: Piper PA38112, South Bend, IN, June 30, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1992, 16:10 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23408, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23408-2022-05-07) (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: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920630028309I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. LANDED FAST AND AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N23408 (1)

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

- [Incident 19831030068799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831030068799I), Oct 30, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N23408), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. Left main gear separated from aircraft on landing. Forward attach bolt an 717A had broken.

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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