# Accident 19820801033719A: Piper PA38112, Keyser, MD, August 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1982, 19:15 local time
- Place: Keyser, MD
- Airport: Miller
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4299° N, 78.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4299&lon=-78.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2386K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2386K-1982-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 38 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801033719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ELECTED TO GO-AROUND ON ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A SHORT GRASS STRIP. FAILED TO CLIMB DUE TO FLAPS DOWN. STRUCK TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL82DA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA225), Aug 1, 1982: Piper PA-38-112 (N2386K), Keyser, WV, destroyed

## Other reports on N2386K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800909069919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909069919I), Sep 9, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2386K), Cumberland, MD, Minor damage. Side load during crosswind landing demonstration caused landing gear damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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