# Accident 19961012046719A: Piper PA28140, Kumamoto, JA, October 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kumamoto, JA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N210SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210SK-1997-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97WA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012046719A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A LOCAL AIRSHOW HE AND HIS SON DEPARTED RJFT FOR RJO1. HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF BECAUSE IT DIDN'T FEEL CORRECT. HE TAXIED BACK AND RECHECKED THE ENGINE AND THEN RECONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF. AS SOON AS HE WAS AIRBORNE THE LOCAL POLICE ALLOWED PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS THE DEPARTURE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE PILOT DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AND HE WOULD HAVE ABORTED EXCEPT FOR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE JAPANESE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SINCE THE FLYING CLUB AIRCRAFT ARE, ALTHOUGH N REGISTERED, CONSIDERED MILITARY AIRCRAFT UNDER THE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT. (SOFA) WITH U.S.

## 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 LAX97WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97WA017), Oct 12, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N210SK), Kumamoto, Japan, substantial damage

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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