# Accident 20081031851909A: Piper PA38112, Friant, CA, October 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Friant, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUES
- Location: 37.0008° N, 119.6181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0008&lon=-119.6181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2346G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2346G-2013-02-12) (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*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081031851909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A STUDENT PILOT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR, WAS PRACTICING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING OVER A FLAT MTN PLATEAU,GOT TOO LOW, ENTERED A SUDDEN SEVERE DOWNDRAFT WHICH SLAMMED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR09CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA030), Oct 31, 2008: Piper PA-38-112 (N2346G), Friant, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to execute a go-around in timely manner, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed…

## Other reports on N2346G (2)

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

- [Accident 19931117043679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931117043679A), Nov 17, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N2346G), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Ran off runway and collided with taxiway sign.
- [Incident 19891219062239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891219062239I), Dec 19, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2346G), Escanaba, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft landed short on a short field landing. Nose gear separated and propeller struck ground.

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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