# Accident 19960423012989A: Piper PA38112, Alice, TX, April 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Alice, TX
- Airport: Alice International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7409° N, 98.0269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALICE INTL (ALI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7409&lon=-98.0269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2537D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2537D) (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 O235L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423012989A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. WING STRUCK TAXIWAY SIGN. INDICATES LACK OF NOSE UP TRIM.

## 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 FTW96LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA185), Apr 23, 1996: Piper PA-38-112 (N2537D), Alice, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.

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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