# Accident 19970420006289A: Piper PA38112, Wellsville, NY, April 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1997
- Place: Wellsville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 42.1193° N, 77.9406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1193&lon=-77.9406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2477K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2477K) (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 IAD97LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970420006289A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SOLO LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING.

## 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 IAD97LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA068), Apr 20, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N2477K), Wellsville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control, during the landing.

## Other reports on N2477K (1)

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

- [Incident 19910907043049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907043049I), Sep 7, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N2477K), Wellsville, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot collided with runway lights on a soft field landing. Three runway lights were knocked down.

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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