# NTSB NYC79FHA20: Piper PA-38, N9387T, Prospectville, PA, August 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1979
- Place: Prospectville, PA · PROSPECTVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2118° N, 75.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospectville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-75.1857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1921   79/8/9    PROSPECTVILLE,PA    PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N9387T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROSPECTVILLE,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9387T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9387T), registered now, S/N 38-78A0086, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner Field

## 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 19790809019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809019769A), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA38112, Prospectville, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during attempted go-around from bad landing.

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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