# Accident 19950909028209A: Piper PA38112, Franklin, WI, September 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1995, 12:40 local time
- Place: Franklin, WI
- Airport: Rainbow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8807° N, 88.0002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8807&lon=-88.0002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2596N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2596N-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950909028209A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED TOO EARLY ON TAKEOFF. VEERED LEFT DUE TORQUE. UNABLE RECOVER DUE LOW AIRSPEED. STALLED AND IMPACTED. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1995, AT 1240 CDT A PIPER 38-112, N2596N, REGISTERED TO THOMAS RAKOWSKI, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF AT RAINBOW AIRPORT FRANKLIN, WISCONSIN, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RAINBOW AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1995 AT 1240 CDT.

## 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 CHI95LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA315), Sep 9, 1995: Piper PA-38 (N2596N), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N2596N (1)

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

- [Incident 19810718056809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718056809I), Jul 18, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2596N), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control during roll out after landing.

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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