Piper PA-38-112 incident near Vero Beach, Florida, November 11, 1988
On November 11, 1988 at about 4:40 pm local time, a Piper PA-38-112, registered N2391G, suffered minor damage in an incident near Vero Beach, Florida (Vero Beach airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 11, 1988 · about 4:40 pm local time
- Place
- Vero Beach, Florida · Vero Beach · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · all PA-38-112s on the register
- Registration
- N2391G · registry record · serial 79A0312
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND AS IT WAS SLOWING DOWN, HIT A DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT THEN SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER during landing - roll
- MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED during landing - roll
Pilot
- Ratings: none, none, none, none
- Flight time: 21 hours in all; 21 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 21 in the last 30 days; 2 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 3
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,244 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, November 1, 1988; 45 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flight Safety Int'L, INC.
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: X26 Sebastian FL at 4:25 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 11L, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scattered at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°C, dew point 66°C
- Altimeter: 30 inHg
- Observation at 4:41 pm from VRB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA89IA028.