# Accident 19880405007529A: Piper PA23250, Springfield, MO, April 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1988, 16:50 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2227° N, 93.2483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2227&lon=-93.2483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62551-1989-08-22) (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 IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 822 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880405007529A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIFT FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL ON LANDING. LEFT RUNWAY INTO MUD COLLASPING GEAR.

## 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 MKC88LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA074), Apr 5, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N62551), Springfield, MO, 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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