# NTSB CHI83LA079: Piper PA-38-112, N25353, Springfield, OH, January 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 12, 1983, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Springfield, OH
- Location: 39.8403° N, 83.8402° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRINGFIELD/BECKLEY MUNI (SGH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-83.8402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12066/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA079

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT SWERVED DURING LANDING AND THE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF. THIS WAS A SUPERVISED SOLO FLT AND THE PILOT HAD MADE ONE SUCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDING. DURING THE 2ND LANDING THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25353](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25353-2012-01-23), registration cancelled 2012-01-23, S/N 38-80A0115, built 1980 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-80A0115
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Wright Patterson Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 11, 1982
- Departed: FFO, DAYTON, OH
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: SGH, Springfield, runway 33, 5,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGH

## 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 19830112001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830112001299A), Jan 12, 1983: Piper PA38112, Springfield, OH, Substantial damage. Student on second solo lost control of aircraft on landing. Aircraft ground looped off runway. Sheared off gear.

## Other investigations on N25353 (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 WPR09CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA274), May 28, 2009: Piper PA-38-112 (N25353), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.

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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