# NTSB MIA82DA142: Piper PA-38-112, N26056, West Palm Beach, FL, June 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1982, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Coordinates: 26.659431, -80.090652 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6594&lon=-80.0907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73009/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA142

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES. IT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, WENT INTO AN AREA OF GRASS, AND NOSED OVER. NO MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE REPORTED BY EITHER THE PILOT OR THE OWNER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26056](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26056-2011-09-29), registration cancelled 2011-09-29, S/N 38-81A0100, built 1981 (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: 38-81A0100
- Airframe hours: 706
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Palm Beach Piper, Inc.
- Registered owner: Palm Beach Piper, Inc.
- Departed: PBI, WEST PALM BEACH, FL
- Destination: PBI, WEST PALM BEACH, FL
- Airport: PBI, Palm Beach International, runway 9, 3,152 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 18; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PBI

## 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 19820627024889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627024889A), Jun 27, 1982: Piper PA38112, West Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing bouncing aircraft which ran off runway and flipped inverted.

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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