# Incident 19880301013249I: Piper PA28140, Traverse City, MI, March 1, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7416° N, 85.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7416&lon=-85.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8255N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8255N-1999-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 60 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880301013249I

## Narrative

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

ON FLAREOUT, WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT. CAUSED PILOT TO MAKE A HARD LANDING. FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND GUSTS.

## Other reports on N8255N (1)

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

- [Accident 19940719018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018889A), Jul 19, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N8255N), Traverse City, MI, Destroyed. Inimal info. Indicates a stall on climbout. Not verified.

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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