Piper PA-38-112 N2495L

Summary

On 5 March 1994 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2495L was involved in an accident near Inman, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 March 1994 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Inman, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.2200, -97.7704

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2495L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hutchinson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI94FA097

2 people died.

AN UNINTENTIONAL SPIN WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE MANEUVERING PHASE OF A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRPLANE'S LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AT OR NEAR THE STALL SPEED.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW FOR A PRIVATE PILOT WITH ABOUT 100 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE SPIN 5 OR 6 TURNS TO THE LEFT & REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ROTATING JUST BEFORE IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE SPIN IS BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A STALL OR SLOW FLIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE PA-38 HAS FOUR NON-ADJUSTABLE STALL STRIPS, INTENDED TO IMPROVE ITS LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, ITS STALL/SPIN ACCIDENT RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN COMPARABLE TRAINER-TYPE AIRPLANES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.