# Accident 19880520018809A: Piper PA28R200, Terre Haute, IN, May 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1988, 18:37 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4506° N, 87.3070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4506&lon=-87.3070&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55786, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55786) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 88 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520018809A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE RETRACT GEAR AND UNSAFE LIGHT. NO MANUAL LOCK DOWN. COLLAPSED LANDING. GEAR MOTOR OUT. DOWNLOCKS NOT LUBED.

## 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 CHI88LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA117), May 20, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55786), Terre Haute, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55786 (2)

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

- [Incident 20151003021739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151003021739I), Oct 3, 2015: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55786), Lakeway, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up on runway 34 at Lakeway Airport (3R9). One pilot and one passenger on board. No injuries. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Weather was VFR…
- [Accident 19911207055129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911207055129A), Dec 7, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N55786), Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Sudden high sink rate on short final. Impacted short of threshold struck raised pavement. Folded landing gear.

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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