# Incident 19880512029779I: Piper PA28140, Baltimore, MD, May 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1988, 10:20 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16357, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512029779I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST WHILE FLYING CROSSCOUNTRY. MADE  A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N16357 (2)

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

- [Incident 19900619034959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900619034959I), Jun 19, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N16357), Annapolis, MD, Minor damage. Departed end of runway on a downwind landing. Wind shifted while the aircraft was on final approach.
- [Accident 19771028036609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771028036609A), Oct 28, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N16357), Fishers Isl, NY, Substantial damage. Struck sand dune short of rwy.

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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