# NTSB CHI83LA026: Piper PA-38-112, N2428L, Stevens Point, WI, October 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 16, 1982, 00:16 local (05:16 UTC)
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Coordinates: 44.540554, -89.559188 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5406&lon=-89.5592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72729/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA026

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BOUNCED OFF THE MAIN GEAR THEN THE NOSE GEAR. HE THEN APPLIED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE. AFTER HE SHUT DOWN POWER TO THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE FINALLY COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2428L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2428L-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 3879A0700 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3879A0700
- Airframe hours: 1247
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Sentry Aviation Services, Inc.
- Registered owner: Sentry Aviation Services, Inc.
- Departed: C, DUBUQUE, IA
- Destination: C, STEVENS POINT, WI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: STE, Stevens Point, runway 30, 4,036 × 15 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 15 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles

## 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 19821016052989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821016052989A), Oct 16, 1982: Piper PA38112, Stevens Point, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Collapsed the nose gear.

## Other investigations on N2428L (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 CHI85LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA049), Nov 18, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2428L), Wild Rose, WI, substantial damage

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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