# NTSB NYC86LA117: Piper PA-38, N2389B, Marshfield, MA, May 4, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 4, 1986, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Location: 42.0998° N, 70.6893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-70.6893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30330/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA117

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - turbulence
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 24 IN A PIPER TOMAHAWK. THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH WEST AT 12 KNOTS. THE PILOTS REPORTED THE WING ROSE AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT WITH A GUST. HE STATED HE APPLIED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE GO-AROUND. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE PA-38 IS 15 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2389B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-79A0032
- Airframe hours: 2233
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Shoreline Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 22, 1986, 9 hours before
- Airport: 3B2, Marshfield, runway 24, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19860504016199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504016199A), May 4, 1986: Piper PA38112, Marshfield, MA, Substantial damage. The aircraft impacted by the side of the runway during go around. Student reported a gust hit plane in the flare.

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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