# Incident 19880221003039I: Piper PA23250, Elyria, OH, February 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1988, 13:15 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3315° N, 82.1003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELYRIA (1G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3315&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5740Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5740Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,292 total, 597 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221003039I

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH SNOWBANK OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL88IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA096), Feb 21, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N5740Y), Elyria, OH, incident, minor 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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