# Accident 19880508015219A: Piper PA38112, Indianapolis, IN, May 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1988, 08:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8431° N, 85.8977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8431&lon=-85.8977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43DR-1997-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 88 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880508015219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA109), May 8, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N43DR), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43DR (3)

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

- [Accident 19970917027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917027029A), Sep 17, 1997: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Landed short rna onto runway. Struck runway light. (.4)the student pilot reported that while on final approach, she added a second notch of flaps. She then…
- [Accident 19840819041729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819041729A), Aug 19, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Cheyenne, WY, Substantial damage. Right wing struck a construction barier taxiing to park. Was off taxiway line. Lineman assisting failed to notice.
- [Incident 19830310013719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310013719I), Mar 10, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N43DR), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. Student on first solo tried to avoid ice chunk on taxiway. Wing tip hit a snowbank.

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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