# Accident 19930418009619A: Piper PA38112, Festus, MO, April 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Memorial Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DEXA
- Location: 38.2194° N, 90.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2194&lon=-90.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9298T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9298T-2013-05-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930418009619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ON A HILL BELOW RUNWAY THRESHOLD. HAD TAKEON MOTION SICKNESS PILL PRIOR TAKEOFF. MAY HAVE ALTERED JUDGEMENT.

## 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 CHI93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA142), Apr 18, 1993: Piper PA-38-112 (N9298T), Festus, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING APPROACH. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S MOTION SICKNESS AND THE EFFECT OF THE OVER-THE-COUNTER…

## Other reports on N9298T (1)

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

- [Incident 19871011073159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011073159I), Oct 11, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N9298T), Fayette, MO, Minor damage. Engine ran rough during solo student crosscountry. Off airport landing. Cause undetermined.

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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