# Accident 19880216002599A: Piper PA38112, Gainesville, GA, February 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1988, 21:20 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2726° N, 83.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE GILMER MEML (GVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2726&lon=-83.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9265T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9265T-2011-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 45 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880216002599A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED HIGH SINK RATE TO DEVELOP ON SHORT FINAL. LANDED HARD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ATL88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA091), Feb 17, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N9265T), Gainesville, GA, 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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