# Accident 20020613035999A: Piper PA38112, St Joseph, MO, June 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2002, 19:55 local time
- Place: St Joseph, MO
- Airport: Rosecrans Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7719° N, 94.9094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7719&lon=-94.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2532N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2532N-2002-08-13) (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 O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020613035999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY (17) ON A BASE LEG HEADING, OR PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. IT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ABOUT 20 FEET EAST OF THE NORTH/SOUTH PARALLEL TAXIWAY TRAVELING WEST. THE NOSEWHEEL FOLDED CROSSING THE TAXIWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG CAME OFF AFTER CROSSING THE TAXIWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY STILL TRAVELING WEST. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. WHEN INTERVIEWED THE FOLLOWING DAY HE WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY HE WAS SO LOW WHILE STILL PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. HE COULD NOT REMEMBER IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING OR NOT. HE SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T RESPOND.

## 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 CHI02LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA164), Jun 14, 2002: Piper PA-38-112 (N2532N), St. Joseph, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain proper alignment with the runway.

## Other reports on N2532N (1)

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

- [Incident 19811212085799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811212085799I), Dec 12, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2532N), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot clearing runway for other traffic, allowed aircrafts wing to strike a snow bank.

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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