# Accident 19920512014349A: Piper PA12, Easton, PA, May 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Easton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6801° N, 75.2198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6801&lon=-75.2198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98951-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512014349A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY. SHEARED WINGS BETWEEN TREES AVOIDING OBSTACLES.

## 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 BFO92LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA059), May 12, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N98951), Easton, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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