# NTSB NYC84LA006: Piper PA-38-112, N9238T, Block Island, RI, October 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 8, 1983, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Location: 41.1681° N, 71.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-71.5778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA006
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35451/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA006

## 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
  - landing gear,normal brake system - failure,partial (cause)
  - fluid,hydraulic - leak (cause)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - inoperative
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload

## Analysis

THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE ACFT WAS LANDED AT THE DESTINATION. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE BRAKE SYS REVEALED THAT THE RESERVOIR STILL HAD FLUID. WHEN CHECKED, THE LEFT BRAKE WAS FIRM, BUT THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD NO PRESSURE, AN INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE REVEALED THAT A NUT & FERRULE WERE MISSING. THE NOSE & RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9238T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-78A0287
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Newair Flight, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: OXFORD, CT
- Airport: BID, Block Island, runway 28, 2,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19831008053789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053789A), Oct 8, 1983: Piper PA38112, Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway on the landing roll. Turn was severe enough to damage wing engine mounts and collapse gear.

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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