# Accident 19880310048909A: Piper PA31350, Dixon, IL, March 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1988, 09:20 local time
- Place: Dixon, IL
- Airport: Dixon Municipal-Charles Wallgreen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFOA
- Location: 41.8337° N, 89.4462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8337&lon=-89.4462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4072D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,180 total, 1,208 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310048909A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP ON GRASS ADJACENT TO A RUNWAY. BINDING IN HYDRAULIC POWER PACK.

## 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 CHI88LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA076), Mar 10, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 (N4072D), Dixon, IL, 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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