19880416011629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Barnwell, SC · April 16, 1988

Date
April 16, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place
Barnwell, SC
Airport
Barnwell County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4233E
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA145
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
402 total37 in this make and model119 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine cowling came loose in flight, fluttered violently. Plane nosed up landing in soft field. Fasteners missing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT, FLUTTERED VIOLENTLY. PLANE NOSED UP LANDING IN SOFT FIELD. FASTENERS MISSING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.