# Accident 19970329039779A: Piper PA38112, Stillwater, OK, March 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Airport: Stillwater Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0803° N, 97.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0803&lon=-97.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194BA) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970329039779A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. TORE OFF NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED WING. (-23) STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE SIDE LOAD BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 FTW97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA152), Mar 29, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N194BA), Stillwater, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground swerve and collapse of the nose gear. The crosswind was a…

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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