# Accident 20051015025979A: Piper PA38112, Newberg, OR, October 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2005, 12:37 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Sportsman Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2833° N, 122.9519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2833&lon=-122.9519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23887, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23887-2008-07-31) (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 O235L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/15/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1237 PST, A PIPER PA-38-112, N23887 DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FLEW INTO TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING ABOUT SPORTSMAN'S AIRPARK IN NEWBERG, OREGON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE OPERATING IN THE PATTERN EARLIER AND PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE FLYING ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 35 DOWN WIND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD TURN TO THE WEST (LEFT) RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH RESULTING IN A GROUND SCAR AND DEBRIS FIELD ON A MAGNETIC COMPASS HEADING OF 315 DEGREES. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY WAS REPORTING WIND FROM 150 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 23 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA06LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA005), Oct 15, 2005: Piper PA-38-112 (N23887), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while on approach for landing resulting in an inadvertent stall. Wind gusts, trees and an undetermined loss of engine power were factors.

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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