# Accident 19921012041619A: Piper PA28180, Elkton, VA, October 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1992, 09:12 local time
- Place: Elkton, VA
- Airport: Elkton Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4101° N, 78.6094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4101&lon=-78.6094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5152L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5152L-1993-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921012041619A

## Narrative

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

TOUCH AND GOES LAST ONE USED WHOLE RUNWAY THEN ELECTED LATE GO AROUND. STRUCK TREE AND POWER POLE. CRASHED, BURNED.

## 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 NYC93FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA015), Oct 12, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N5152L), Elkton, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO ALLOW THE AIRPLANE TO REACH SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY

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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