# Accident 19930916034509A: Piper PA38112, Griffith, IN, September 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1993, 13:15 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YGJR
- Location: 41.5191° N, 87.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5191&lon=-87.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2353K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2353K-1995-03-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930916034509A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED 25 FEET INTO AIRD ON LANDING. CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 CHI93LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA363), Sep 16, 1993: Piper PA-38-112 (N2353K), Griffith, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper recovery from a bounced landing by the pilot-in- command.

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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