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SEA93LA077

1993-03-12 · BURLEY, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BYI

Current FAA registration · N2438L

Make / Model
PIPER PA-38-112
Year of manufacture
1979 · 14 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790226
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A23E9F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

LANDING ON THE WRONG RUNWAY AND AN IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN. LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF OPERATION WAS A FACTOR.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, BECAME CONFUSED ABOUT RUNWAY IDENTIFICATION NOMENCLATURE, AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 INSTEAD OF RUNWAY 02. IN HER ATTEMPT TO LAND WITH A 18 TO 20 KNOT TAILWIND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL, AND THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_SEA93LA077.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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