# Accident 19870609019159A: Piper PA28160, Norman, OK, June 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1987, 08:14 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: Ou Max Westheimer Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2094° N, 97.5006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2094&lon=-97.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5552W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5552W-2003-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 649 total, 505 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609019159A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON SECOND LANDING AFTER TOUCH AND GO HARD LANDING WITH ENGINE VIBRATION. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW87LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA138), Jun 9, 1987: Piper PA-28-160 (N5552W), Norman, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5552W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750805022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750805022019A), Aug 5, 1975: Piper PA28160 (N5552W), Goldsby, OK, Substantial damage. Pitot tube clogged

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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