# Accident 20020527011419A: Piper PA38112, Kingman, AZ, May 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2594° N, 113.9381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2594&lon=-113.9381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4326E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4326E-2013-10-30) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020527011419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 27, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, N4326E (PIPER PA-38-112) DEPARTED FROM KINGMAN AIRPORT (IGM) ON A TRAINING MISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL TIME, N4326E CRASHED 12 MILES NNW OF THE KINGMAN VOR. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD WHO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR FLIGHT TRAINING OF A STUDENT PILOT LEADING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE CFI WAS TRAINING THE STUDENT ON SIMULATED EMERGENCY ENGINE FAILURES. THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE WAS INITIATED ABOVE (APPROXIMATELY 1,500 AGL) A PRIVATE UNCHARTED DIRT STRIP THE CFI WAS FAMILIAR WITH. ON BASE TO FINAL, THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF N4326E AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA170), May 28, 2002: Piper PA-38-112 (N4326E), Kingman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's failure to obtain/maintain an adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a stall/mush condition. The high density altitude, tailwind, inadequate supervision, and…

## Other reports on N4326E (1)

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

- [Accident 19800207001659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207001659A), Feb 7, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N4326E), Henderson, NV, Substantial damage. Student pilot was making touch and go landing in gusty wind. Veered off runway into rough ground.

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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