# Accident 19960109002479A: Piper PA38112, Port Mansfield, TX, January 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1996
- Place: Port Mansfield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5501° N, 97.4303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5501&lon=-97.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9840T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9840T-2017-06-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960109002479A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 9, 1996, AT 1430 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112, N9840T, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A GO-AROUND AT THE PORT MANSFIELD AIRPORT, PORT MANSFIELD, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY FLIGHT TRAINING SYSTEMS, INC., DBA SOUTHWIND UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE SOLO CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DURING INTERVIEWS, CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATOR, THE PILOT AND THE OPERATOR REPORTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE NON TOWERED AIRPORT. DURING ONE OF THE LANDINGS, THE PILOT OBSERVED A DEER ON THE RUNWAY. AS FULL POWER WAS ADDED FOR A GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND TRAVELED THROUGH WEEDS AND UNEVEN TERRAIN. THE GEAR, FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA087), Jan 9, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N9840T), Port Mansfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Deer running onto the runway as the student pilot was landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the soft terrain that was encountered as the pilot was maneuvering to avoid a collision.

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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