# Accident 19941012034809A: Piper PA38112, Albany, OR, October 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Albany, OR
- Airport: Albany Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RELA
- Location: 44.6378° N, 123.0594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY MUNI (S12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6378&lon=-123.0594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4334E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4334E-2019-09-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,976 total, 600 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941012034809A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED STUDENT TO COME TOO LOW ON FINAL. SHEARED OFF GEAR ON RUNWAY LIP LANDING SHORT.

## 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 SEA95LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA009), Oct 12, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N4334E), Albany, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE DUAL STUDENT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## Other reports on N4334E (1)

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

- [Accident 20020814023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020814023229A), Aug 14, 2002: Piper PA38112 (N4334E), Darrington, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Loss of power shortly after take-off. Attempted emergency landing in field. Overshot end of field and came to rest in a culvert along WA state route 530.

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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