# Accident 20200607009219A: Piper PA-38-112, Cumberland, MD, June 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2020, 13:10 local time
- Place: Cumberland, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6139° N, 78.7569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6139&lon=-78.7569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2470D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2470D-2021-10-01) (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 PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200607009219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 5 AT CBE, UPON TOUCHDOWN LEFT WING LIFTED UP. PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT GAIN ENOUGH LIFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN A RAVINE.

79 F, WINDS NNW @ 4 MPH/GUST @ 18, PRESSURE 29.23 IN, CLEAR BELOW 12,000, VISIBILITY 10 NM

## 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 ERA20CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA209), Jun 7, 2020: Piper PA38 (N2470D), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent go-around in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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