# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-38-112, MO

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN12LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA362.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Mt. Vernon, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2012 · N2510B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue the landing on a short grass runway with a tailwind after touching down beyond the touchdown point, and his subsequent failure to stop the airplane before colliding with trees off the end of that runway. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB CHI03LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA051.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Mansfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 2003 · N2400K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI02LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA164.md): Piper PA-38-112 · St. Joseph, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2002 · N2532N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain proper alignment with the runway.
- [NTSB CHI96LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA345.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Kearney, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1996 · N25920 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a reduction of engine power and subsequent collision with the terrain, during a forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA142.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Festus, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1993 · N9298T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during approach. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's motion sickness and the effect of the over-the-counter medication on his piloting performance.
- [NTSB CHI91LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA289.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1991 · N11BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgement of the landing flare and not maintaining directional control during a landing touchdown and roll. A factor was the pilot's lack of total expereince.
- [NTSB MKC89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA171.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Liberty, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1989 · N4278E · Substantial damage
  > Control interference by the dual student as the instructor tried to recover from the student's bounced landing, and failure to maintain proper runway alignment. Contributing factors were: improper flare by the student, the crosswind, the student's…
- [NTSB MKC87LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA097.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Marshfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1987 · N2595B · Substantial damage
  > The PIC made an uneventful cross country flt and touchdown to his destination arpt. During the rollout aft lndg, the PIC rptd a gust 90 degrees fm the left forced the acft to veer left and off the rwy. Tall grass was encountered aft the acft dptd the rwy…
- [NTSB MKC86FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA023.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Orrick, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1985 · N2468F · Destroyed
  > The student plt was briefed to practice stalls, slow flight, 720-degree turns and simulated forced landings with specialinstructions for the plt not to go below 500 ft AGL on the simulated forced landings. During one simulated forced landing, the propeller…
- [NTSB MKC84LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA121.md): Piper PA-38 · St. Joseph, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1984 · N25731 · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed in a gusty crosswind. The acft ballooned and landed hard which collapsed the nose gear.
- [NTSB MKC81FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA01-123212.md): Piper PA-38 · Chesterfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1981 · N6342A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA26.md): Piper PA-38 · Poplar Bluff, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1981 · N2437D · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103812'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103812&state=MO

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