# Accident 19880515015209A: Piper PA28181, Columbus, OH, May 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1988, 12:05 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0101° N, 82.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0101&lon=-82.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8261L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261L-1997-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880515015209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF RUNWAY. TRAVELED ACROSS GRASS ONTO RAMP AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL88LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA175), May 15, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N8261L), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8261L (1)

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

- [Accident 19950529045489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950529045489A), May 29, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N8261L), Jefferson Towns, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Near vertical impact. Indicates lost of control. Overworked fatigued pilot may have fallen asleep. No anomalies. (-23) aircraft observed by numerous witnesses,…

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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