# Accident 20010602014119A: Piper PA38112, Amarillo, TX, June 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2001, 13:50 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2207° N, 101.7091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2207&lon=-101.7091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2495C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2495C-2018-03-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602014119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 CDT LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK AIRCRAFT, N2495C, DURING LANDING AT AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AMA), AMARILLO, TEXAS, THE PIPER TOMAHAWK RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF A HARD LANDING. DURING THE HARD LANDING SEQUENCE THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRAS, THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE.  A POST INSPECTION INDICATED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE WAS DISPLACED DOWNWARD AND TO THE LEFT AND THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED.  MR. JASON SCOTT HILL, THE PRIVATE PILOT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS AWARE OF THE WIND CONDITIONS AT AMA.  HE HAD LISTENED TO THE ATIS AND AMA APPROACH CONTROLLER HAD ADVISED HIM OF THE WINDS FROM 140 DEGREES AND 14 KNOTS. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED.

## 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 FTW01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA135), Jun 2, 2001: Piper PA-38-112 (N2495C), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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