N2353K – PIPER PA-38-112 – 1993-09-16 NTSB Accident Report

On September 16, 1993, a Piper PA-38-112 (N2353K) was involved in an incident near Griffith, IN. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The improper recovery from a bounced landing by the pilot-in- command.

On September 16, 1993, at 1315 eastern standard time, a Piper PA- 38-112, N2353K, sustained substantial damage during a bounced landing at the Griffith Airport, Griffith, Indiana. The solo student pilot was not injured. The instructional flight originated at the Gary Regional Airport, Gary, Indiana, at 1200. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

A witness reported the airplane touched down and ballooned about 25-30 feet in the air. He stated it sounded like the pilot then applied power. He saw the airplane contact the runway nose down, and the nose landing gear collapse.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI93LA363. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2353K.