# Accident 19940406000359A: Piper PA38112, Tallahassee, FL, April 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Commerical Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4498° N, 84.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4498&lon=-84.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2477E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2477E-1994-11-22) (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: 27 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940406000359A

## Narrative

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

ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLILGHT FLARED FOR LANDING. WIND GUST DRIFTED AIRCRAFT. ADDED POWER GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 MIA94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA113), Apr 6, 1994: Piper PA-38 (N2477E), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND LACK OF RUDDER INPUT DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. RUDDER…

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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