# Accident 19931205046079A: Piper PA38112, Denton, TX, December 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2097° N, 97.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2097&lon=-97.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2360A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2360A-1995-12-06) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931205046079A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ELECTED UNSCHEDULED LANDING EN ROUTE AT DTO DUE TO TURBULENCE AND SIGMET ON SAME. LANDED 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 FTW94LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA045), Dec 5, 1993: Piper PA-38-112 (N2360A), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CAUSE WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE TURBULENT WEATHER.

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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