# NTSB SEA82DA161: Piper PA-38-112, N2535P, Corvallis, OR, September 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 12, 1982, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Location: 44.4969° N, 123.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORVALLIS MUNI (CVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4969&lon=-123.2895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA161
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70352/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA161

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHILE ON A LOW FINAL APPROACH, A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT OF WINDSHEAR OCCURRED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP AND THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE TOP OF A TREE. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - gusts (cause)
  - weather condition - downdraft (cause)
  - altitude - improper, dual student (cause)
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - tree(s)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2535P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2535P-1982-12-01), registration cancelled 1982-12-01, S/N 38-79A1018, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38-79A1018
- Airframe hours: 1130
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 112 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Aero-Phsik, Inc.
- Registered owner: Marys Pear Aviation, Inc.
- Departed: CVO, CORVALLIS, OR
- Destination: CVO, CORVALLIS, OR
- Airport: CVO, Corvallis Municipal, runway 27, 5,058 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 950 total, 308 in this make and model, 874 as pilot in command, 85 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °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 19820912045179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912045179A), Sep 12, 1982: Piper PA38112, Corvallis, OR, Destroyed. Struck trees on final. Crashed short of runway. Gusty surface winds.CFI failed to correct glide path for downdraft.

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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