# Accident 19920614021819A: Piper PA38112, Elkton, MD, June 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Airport: Cecil County Aripark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5990° N, 75.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5990&lon=-75.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2326K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2326K-2001-03-05) (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 O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614021819A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF AFTER LONG ROLL. STALLED INTO TREES OFF END RUNWAY. WARM DAY AND 40LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT

## 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 NYC92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA114), Jun 14, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N2326K), Elkton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB ATTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE AIRPLANE WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS EXCEEDED, THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

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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