# Incident 19990513020969I: Piper PA38112, Fresno, CA, May 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1999, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2400P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2400P-2018-02-12) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 280 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990513020969I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/13/99 AT 1015 AM PDT, N2400P WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT INVOLVING PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE FRESNO CHANDLER AIRPORT. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH A 10 TO 15 KNOT WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 30L. HE STATED THAT HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BALLOONED AND STALLED. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND THEN SKIDDED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING AN EXIT SIGN, A RUNWAY LIGHT, AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N2400P (1)

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

- [Accident 20000718006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718006669A), Jul 18, 2000: Piper PA38112 (N2400P), San Luis Obispo, CA, No damage. (-23) As Mr. Mitchell was taxing for departure to rwy 29, the right wingtip of the aircraft struck the left rear portion of a fuel truck. The fuel truck was…

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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