# Incident 19880515014989I: Piper PA34200T, Sacramento, CA, May 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1988, 13:40 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Grass Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888VF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888VF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515014989I

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD LANDING WHILE DOING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. BROKE STRUT LEG. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING AT AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N888VF (1)

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

- [Incident 20080705847529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080705847529I), Jul 5, 2008: Piper PA34220T (N888VF), Grayslake, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Entered left downwind for runway 09. Normal pattern. After passing over threshold at the normal airspeed of 85 knots. Aircraft sank. Aircraft came down…

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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