# Incident 19950808033339I: Piper PA38112, Westfield, MA, August 8, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1995, 21:00 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BPDV
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2577F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2577F-2013-06-05) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808033339I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL TORQUE LINK BROKE ON TAKEOFF AND WHEEL FELL OFF. DIVERTED TO BAF. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP AND COWL.

## Other reports on N2577F (1)

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

- [Incident 19960509014689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509014689I), May 9, 1996: Piper PA38112 (N2577F), North Hampton, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot provided the following written statement which is on file at NE03. "On final landing on runway 32-took an awkward turn to final and aimed…

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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