# Accident 19940305003609A: Piper PA38112, Inman, KS, March 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Inman, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2200° N, 97.7704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2200&lon=-97.7704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2495L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2495L-1996-09-18) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,945 total, 105 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305003609A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED SPINNING WITH RECOVERY ATTEMPT TOO LATE. PA38 REQUIRES BRISK FULL FORWARD YOKE RECOVERY. SPINS VERY TIGHT.

## 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 CHI94FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA097), Mar 5, 1994: Piper PA-38-112 (N2495L), Inman, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN UNINTENTIONAL SPIN WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE MANEUVERING PHASE OF A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRPLANE'S LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AT OR NEAR THE…

## Other reports on N2495L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930314008379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930314008379I), Mar 14, 1993: Piper PA38112 (N2495L), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Lost control of aircraft on rollout. Veered off left side of runway striking runway light. Second solo flight.

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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