# Accident 19920616020729A: Piper PA38112, Catherine, KS, June 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1992, 21:00 local time
- Place: Catherine, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8690° N, 99.3101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8690&lon=-99.3101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2363K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2363K-1993-11-22) (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 O235L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 63 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616020729A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TRYING TO DEPART A ROUGH TALL GRASS PASTURE. ENCOUNTERED A FENCE. PULLED UP BUT TAIL HIT FENCE

## 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 CHI92LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA180), Jun 17, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N2363K), Catherine, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN SELECTED BY THE PILOT AND AIRPLANE CLEARANCE OVER THE FENCE NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT.

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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