# NTSB CHI83LA030: Piper PA-38-112, N91358, Boonville, IN, October 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 31, 1982, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Boonville, IN
- Location: 38.0421° N, 87.3161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOONVILLE (I91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0421&lon=-87.3161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70007/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA030

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (cause)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ON TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB BUT KEPT SETTLING BACK TO THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING HIT A FENCE POST AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91358](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91358-1996-07-10), registration cancelled 1996-07-10, S/N 3882A0013 (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: 38-82A0013
- Airframe hours: 152
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bullfrog, Inc.
- Registered owner: Bullfrog, Inc.
- Departed: I91, BOONVILLE, IN
- Destination: I91, BOONVILLE, IN
- Airport: I91, Boonville, runway 9, 2,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 99 total, 2 in this make and model, 73 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 8 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 19821031058159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031058159A), Oct 31, 1982: Piper PA38112, Booneville, IN, Substantial damage. Unable to attain or maintain flying speed for takeoff. Ran through a fence at end of runway.

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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