# Accident 19960324004999A: Piper PA38112, Slidell, LA, March 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Slidell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2802° N, 89.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2802&lon=-89.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9385T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9385T-2004-09-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960324004999A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, ENCOUNTERED STRONG CROSSWIND, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO STRONG WINDS OVER TREES. (-23) DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. WINDS WERE 120 DEGREES, GUSTING 15/22 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS FASTLY OVERTAKING A LANDING AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF HIS AIRCRAFT. INORDER TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM, HE PERFORMED A SERIES OF LOW ALTITUDE (100-150 FEET) "S" TURNS. THESE "S" TURNS, PER WITNESS STATEMENTS, WERE AT A VERY HIGH ANGLE OF BANK APPROACHING 80-90. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF THE RUNWAY, 1,200 FEET DOWN AND 150 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. A GO AROUND SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXECUTED.

## 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 FTW96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA154), Mar 24, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N9385T), Slidell, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the approach, and his failure to execute a go-around. A factor was the gusting wind.

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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