# Accident 19871008059059A: Piper PA24, Collegedale, TN, October 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0499° N, 85.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0499&lon=-85.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5988P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5988P-1990-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 90 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008059059A

## Narrative

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

LOWERED GEAR TOO LATE FOR FULL EXTENSION PRIOR LANDING. WARNED OF GEAR UP PRIOR TOUCHDOWN. ALCOHOL ON PILOTS BREATH

## 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 ATL88LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA005), Oct 8, 1987: Piper PA-24-180 (N5988P), Collegedale, TN, substantial damage

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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