# Accident 20040302002949A: Piper PA38112, Richmond, TX, March 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6099° N, 95.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6099&lon=-95.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2588A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588A-2011-07-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040302002949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM VCT TO AXH WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED VERY LOW VISIBILITY (BELOW 300 FEET). HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD RATHER THAN RISK HITTING A TOWER, POWER LINE ETC. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WENT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET PRIOR TO HITTING A BARB WIRE FENCE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO A STOP WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS (SPAR DAMAGE), FUSELAGE, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS.

## 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 FTW04LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA087), Mar 2, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N2588A), Sugar Land, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper weather evaluation, and his encounter with adverse weather conditions. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.

## Other reports on N2588A (2)

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

- [Incident 19930819035499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930819035499I), Aug 19, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N2588A), San Benito, TX, Minor damage. Instructor allowed student to lose control of aircraft after takeoff. Aircraft crashed.
- [Accident 19790611010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611010149A), Jun 11, 1979: Piper PA38112 (N2588A), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing,porpiosed on runway,collapsed nose gear.

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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