# Accident 19960501012839A: Piper PA22135, Cochran, GA, May 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1996, 19:15 local time
- Place: Cochran, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3806° N, 83.3502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3806&lon=-83.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1209C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1209C-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 11 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501012839A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BUMP ON TAKEOFF. BECAME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY. VEERED SLOW SPEED. CFI LOWERED NOSE. UNABLE CLIMB. HIT TREES

## 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 ATL96LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA083), May 1, 1996: Piper PA-22-135 (N1209C), Cochran, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the flight instructor (CFI) to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, when the airplane encountered an uneven area on the airstrip and becoming airborne prematurely;…

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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