# Accident 19920112000459A: Piper PA38112, West Kingston, RI, January 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: West Kingston, RI
- Airport: Richmond Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4895° N, 71.6206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND (08R), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4895&lon=-71.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9483T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9483T) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920112000459A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON LANDING FLARE. ANGLED OFF RUNWAY. SWERVED AVOID RUNWAY LIGHT AND STRUCK A TREE.SPUN INTO EMBANKMENT

## 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 BFO92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA018), Jan 12, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N9483T), Richmond, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING 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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