# NTSB MIA83LA204: Piper PA-38-112, N213SP, Sarasota, FL, August 18, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 18, 1983, 10:54 local (14:54 UTC)
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Coordinates: 27.88063, -82.33049 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8806&lon=-82.3305&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): 30928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA204
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30928/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA204

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HER LST SOLO X-COUNTRY & WAS LANDING AFTER COMPLETING THE 2ND LEG OF THE FLT. SHE STATED THAT SHE FLARED HIGH, THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE, THEN THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. AN ENG MOUNT, THE FIREWALL & THE PROPELLER WERE ALSO DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N213SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-78A0541
- Airframe hours: 1181
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Gulf Flight Center
- Registered owner: Dolphin Aviation
- Departed: FMY, FORT MYERS, FL
- Destination: SRQ, SARASOTA, FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: SRQ, Sarastota-Bradenton, runway 4, 5,006 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 7 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SRQ

## 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 19830818042929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830818042929A), Aug 18, 1983: Piper PA38112, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing after landing instructions had been changed.

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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