# Accident 20040425005829A: Piper PA38112, Seminole, OK, April 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Seminole, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2333° N, 96.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2333&lon=-96.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6228A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6228A-2005-11-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040425005829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT POSITIONED AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT ON AN UNUSED 3300 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY WITH A GRAVEL ROAD RUNNING DOWN ITS CENTER. POWER WAS APPLIED AND AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED SOUTH DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFTS LEFT TIRE WAS OFF OF GRAVEL SURFACE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT THE LEFT TIRE ENTERED A MUDDY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GO TO THE LEFT AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTH EAST TOWARDS A DITCH. PILOT GOT AIRCRAFT MOVING BACK TOWARDS CENTERLINE WHEN LEFT WING STRUCK A METAL POLE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE WHEEL OF A PARKED TRACTOR. AIRCRAFT WENT AIRBORNE AND SPUN 90 DEGREES IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED SOUTHWARD WITH THE NOSE TIRE DRAGGING THE GROUND AND OCCASIONAL PROP STRIKES. RIGHT MAIN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTH. LEFT MAIN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTHWARD. RIGHT MAIN SHEARED OFF AND BOUNCED UP AND HIT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED SOUTH TILL IT STRUCK TWO PIECES OF EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW04LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA114), Apr 25, 2004: Piper PA-38-112 (N6228A), Seminole, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning. A contributing factor was the pilot's use of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.

## Other reports on N6228A (1)

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

- [Incident 19810706051909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706051909I), Jul 6, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N6228A), Haxtun, CO, Minor damage. Departed runway on landing roll. Collapsed landing gear.

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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