# Accident 20000618008859A: Piper PA38112, Dover/Cheswold, DE, June 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2000, 10:50 local time
- Place: Dover/Cheswold, DE
- Airport: Delaware Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2206° N, 75.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2206&lon=-75.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407DS-2002-06-25) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000618008859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE COMMAND IN TIME TO PREVENT AIRCRAFT FROM SLOWING TO SUCH A CRITICAL SPEED THAT RECOVERY WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

## 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 NYC00LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA167), Jun 18, 2000: Piper PA-38 (N407DS), Cheswold, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors included the instructor's failure to take positive control of the airplane, and the student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the…

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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