# Incident 19870501023369I: Piper PA28161, Hobart, IN, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 17:45 local time
- Place: Hobart, IN
- Airport: Hobart Sky Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5559° N, 87.2639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOBART SKY RANCH (3HO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5559&lon=-87.2639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8338D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8338D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 13 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501023369I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT PORPOISED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING.  NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N8338D (2)

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

- [Incident 19991021038709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991021038709I), Oct 21, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N8338D), Hobart, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft taxiing for the purpose of flight collided with a barrel.
- [Incident 19911125059829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911125059829I), Nov 25, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N8338D), Genoa, IL, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Propeller separated from aircraft. Forced landing. Crankshaft broke.

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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