# NTSB NYC82DA052: Piper PA-38-112, N2402C, Allentown, PA, March 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 12, 1982, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Coordinates: 40.57061, -75.56015 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5706&lon=-75.5601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69741/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA052

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25 IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE WIND WAS FROM 330 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS. ON ONE OF THE LANDINGS, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF POWER FOR A SMOOTHER TOUCHDOWN, BUT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. TO AVOID LANDING OFF OF THE RUNWAY, HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND RAISED THE NOSE. THE PILOT HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO PREVENT A STALL. THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH BUSHES AND A DIRT BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2402C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-79A0173
- Airframe hours: 1779
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-LA2 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Queen City Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Queen City Aviation, Inc.
- Departed: ALLENTOWN, PA
- Destination: ALLENTOWN, PA
- Airport: Queen City, runway 25, 3,950 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 43 total, 37 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 127 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820312008419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820312008419A), Mar 12, 1982: Piper PA38112, Allentown, PA, Destroyed. Bounced on crosswind landing. Added power to correct, drifted left of runway. Began go around, hit embankment.

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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