# Incident 19880507032759I: Piper PA28R200, Arkadelphia, AR, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Airport: Arkadelphia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4497T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4497T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,070 total, 220 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507032759I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN, ALLOWED SHIMMY DAMPER TO JAM GEAR.

## Other reports on N4497T (2)

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

- [Incident 19810703044799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703044799I), Jul 3, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N4497T), Booker, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down 2 miles short of runway while pilot was working with the landing gear extension auto overide.
- [Accident 19780119002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119002219A), Jan 19, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N4497T), Corpus Christi, TX, 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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