# Accident 19910907038809A: Piper PA38112, Kansas City, MO, September 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1991, 08:20 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1506° N, 94.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1506&lon=-94.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038809A

## Narrative

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

VEERED INTO LEFT CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TO CORRECT BUT LOST IT. ABORTED, HIT LIGHTS AND SIGNS PRIOR STOPPING.

## 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 CHI91LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA289), Sep 7, 1991: Piper PA-38-112 (N11BA), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE LANDING FLARE AND NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A LANDING TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE.

## Other reports on N11BA (1)

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

- [Incident 19800216026089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216026089I), Feb 16, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N11BA), Excelsior Sprin, MO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout.

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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