# Incident 20120206013069I: Piper PA-38-112, Newport, AR, February 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6238° N, 91.2317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6238&lon=-91.2317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2452L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2452L-2013-04-29) (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 PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120206013069I

## Narrative

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

CRUISE ALTITUDE AT 1800 AGL ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSING POWER AND CUTTING OUT.  NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN SAFE ALTITUDE.  CHOSE NEAREST SAFE FARM FIELD ADJACANT TO HWY 14, UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND SUNK IN SOFT SOIL.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK, EASY ROLL NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2452L (1)

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

- [Incident 19820822047289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822047289I), Aug 22, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N2452L), West Jordan, UT, Minor damage. Student ran off runway,then flew again. This time he allowed a hard landing and porpoising. Not solo endorsed.

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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