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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Indianapolis, IN · May 8, 1988

Date: May 8, 1988 · 08:15 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43DR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI88LA109
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 381 total88 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N43DRRegistration cancelled Dec 13, 1997 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 3882A0016 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

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

Student made hard landing. Right main gear collapsed due to attach bolt failure from overstress and metal fatigue.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO ATTACH BOLT FAILURE FROM OVERSTRESS AND METAL FATIGUE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI88LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndianapolis, INMay 8, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N43DR · 3

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

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