# Accident 19920930039329A: Piper PA38112, Roswell, NM, September 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1992, 14:57 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GRWS
- Location: 33.6404° N, 104.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6404&lon=-104.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2372V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2372V-1995-11-07) (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 O235L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930039329A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT TRYING TO FOLLOW VASI ON APPROACH ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND CRASH SHORT OF AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW92LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA234), Sep 30, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N2372V), Roswell, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL.

## Other reports on N2372V (1)

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

- [Incident 19880819047429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819047429I), Aug 19, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N2372V), Lake Elmo, MN, Minor damage. Student made hard landing and nose gear collapsed. Aircraft skidded off runway.

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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