# Incident 19960606019499I: Piper PA38112, Williamsport, PA, June 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport-Lycoming County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23217, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23217-2017-11-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 55 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606019499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES BEFORE NOSING OVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N23217 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840403008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840403008409A), Apr 3, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N23217), Forty Fort, PA, Substantial damage. Solo touch and go. Lost control. Swerved damaging a wing and gear.

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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