# NTSB CHI82DA099: Piper PA-38, N2374F, Fort Wayne, IN, March 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 23, 1982, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70712/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA099

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS WITH A HEADWIND DIRECTLY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 7 KNOTS.  DURING TOUCHDOWN ON HIS THIRD LANDING, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE PLANE VEERED LEFT AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE GEAR ENCOUNTERED A SIDE LOAD AND FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2374F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2374F-1991-06-27), registration cancelled 1991-06-27, S/N 3879A0406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-79A0406
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Bowman Aviation
- Registered owner: Bowman Aviation
- Departed: SMD, FORT WAYNE, IN
- Destination: SMD, FORT WAYNE, IN
- Airport: SMD, Smithfield, runway 23, 3,367 × 50 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 86 °F
- Observed at: FWA

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820323008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820323008109A), Mar 23, 1982: Piper PA38112, Ft Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing roll.

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.

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