# Accident 19880108048899A: Piper PA23250, Atlantic City, NJ, January 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City Municipal-Bader Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LBTA
- Location: 39.3600° N, 74.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Atlantic City Municipal Bader Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3600&lon=-74.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62554, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62554-1990-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 710 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108048899A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO AROUND WHEN PROPS BEGAN HITTING RUNWAY, VEERED OFF AND LANDED GEAR UP. NOT RATED MULTIENGINE AIR TAXI.

## 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 NYC88LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA064), Jan 8, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N62554), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62554 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811127083659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127083659I), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N62554), South Bend, IN, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing roll. Hydraulic pump malfunctioned. Pressure too low to overcenter lock nose gear.

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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