# Accident 20000811037249A: Piper PA38112, Coopersville, MI, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 23:55 local time
- Place: Coopersville, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0655° N, 85.9338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coopersville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0655&lon=-85.9338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2545N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2545N-2000-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811037249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILED, PILOT EXECUTED NIGHT LANDING IN CORN FIELD. NO INJURIES, NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. PROP DAMAGE, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2545N (2)

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

- [Incident 19910708041609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708041609I), Jul 8, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N2545N), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off runway and hit a temporary fence.
- [Incident 19850707066579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707066579I), Jul 7, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2545N), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Solo student conducting touch and go made a hard landing. Nose gear was bent.

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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