Piper PA-38-112 N2512N
19 June 2022 · Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2022 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2512N was involved in an accident near Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
- Coordinates
- 39.1683, -77.1660
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112
- Registration
- N2512N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA22LA286
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing the airplane in gusting wind conditions. He reported that during the landing flare he encountered wind shear that pushed the airplane down and to the right. The airplane landed hard on the grass adjacent to the right of the runway. At 1156, the recorded weather at GAI included wind from 300° magnetic at 11 knots, gusting to 21 knots, and the pilot landed on runway 32. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the main landing gear and engine cowling. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2022 | Piper PA-38-112 | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Piper PA-38-112 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2021 | Piper PA-38-112 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | - | Unknown | - |
| 4 Sep 2020 | Piper PA-38-112 | Reserve, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2024 | Piper PA-38-112 | Dalhart, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Piper PA-38-112 | Madison, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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