# Incident 19870302027139I: Piper PA22108, Lexington, TN, March 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, TN
- Airport: Franklin Wilkins
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6503° N, 88.3772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Franklin Wilkins Airport (KM52), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6503&lon=-88.3772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5628Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5628Z-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC STCO235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302027139I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED DURING LANDING FLARE.  THE GASCOLATOR WAS FULL OF WATER.  STC FOR AUTO GAS.

## Other reports on N5628Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19851225067959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851225067959I), Dec 25, 1985: Piper PA20S (N5628Z), Millington, TN. Fumes in cockpit, oil on windshield, loss of oil pressure. Landed after declaring emergency on a navy airport.

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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