# Accident 20081011848459A: Piper PA38112, Fresno, CA, October 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2008, 17:43 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8423° N, 119.8742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8423&lon=-119.8742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2572N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2572N-2011-11-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 120 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081011848459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCT 11, 2008 AT APPROX 1745 PDT A PIPER PA-38, N2572N, WITH A PRIVATE PILOT OPERATING THE CONTROLS, SOLO, HIT A CARGO TRUCK WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT SIERRA SKYPARK (E79).  THE CARGO TRUCK WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND AT 50 MPH, ON A WELL TRAVELED ROAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY BY APPROX 200 FEET.  THE PILOT MADE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS WAS HIS 11TH TAKEOFF AND LANDING AT THE AIRPORT AND HAD BEEN PRACTICING LANDINGS FOR APPROX 1:45 HRS.  THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT GEAR TORE OFF THE ROOF OF THE CARGO TRUCK, PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AND THEN "PANCAKED" APPROX 50 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTREME SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, YET THE COCKPIT AREA REMAINED INTACT.  THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE PILOT ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  (HEAD HIT WINDSCREEN YET SHOULDER HARNESS HELD).

## 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 WPR09CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA011), Oct 12, 2008: Piper PA-38-112 (N2572N), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path while on final approach.

## Other reports on N2572N (2)

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

- [Accident 20010722017189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722017189A), Jul 22, 2001: Piper PA38112 (N2572N), Auburn, CA, No damage. (-23) The student pilot departed fresno, claifornia, on a solo cross country flight to Auburn airport, California. The pilot overflew Auburn airport and…
- [Accident 20000114000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000114000239A), Jan 14, 2000: Piper PA38112 (N2572N), Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 14, 2000, at 2000 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-38-112, N2572N, experienced a loss of engine power and made a forced landing on a…

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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