# Accident 20120519010759A: Piper PA-28R-201, Kingston, NY, May 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kingston, NY
- Airport: Kingston-Ulster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9850° N, 73.9642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9850&lon=-73.9642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6236C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6236C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 80 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120519010759A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 23,2012 INDIVIDUALS FROM THIS OFFICE ARRIVED AT KINGSTON-ULSTER AIRPORT AT 11:45 AM. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE HAD GASHES WITH TORN ALUMINUM. NOTED A BROWNISH COLOR TRAILING FROM THE GASHES. LEFT WING GAS TANK WAS DAMAGED AND CONTAINED NO FUEL. AIRCRAFT DOORS WERE LOCKED. OBSERVED RIGHT GAS TANK WAS SELECTED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON 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 ERA12LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA360), May 19, 2012: Piper PA-28R-201 (N6236C), Kingston, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees/foliage at an undetermined point during the flight.

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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