# Accident 19940819022289A: Piper PA38112, Oakdale, CA, August 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1994, 18:45 local time
- Place: Oakdale, CA
- Airport: Oakdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8000° N, 120.7392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8000&lon=-120.7392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2436N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2436N-1995-05-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940819022289A

## Narrative

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

MADE DEMO OF ENGINE OUT LANDING TO DOWNWIND RUNWAY. LANDED LONG AND FAST. DELAYED GO AROUND. RAN OFF END 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 LAX94LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA329), Aug 20, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N2436N), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 1) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY, 2) HIS FAILURE TO INITIATE A TIMELY GO AROUND, AND 3) HIS INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

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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