# Accident 19880610019789A: Piper PA38112, Mccormick, SC, June 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1988, 17:15 local time
- Place: Mccormick, SC
- Airport: Mccormick County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9103° N, 82.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9103&lon=-82.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2609G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2609G-1992-11-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 15 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880610019789A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON A SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY LANDED AIRCRAFT HARD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 ATL88LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA192), Jun 10, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2609G), Mccormick, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2609G (1)

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

- [Incident 19870326018059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326018059I), Mar 26, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N2609G), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Solo student inadvertantly entered a spiral or spin. During recovery, the windscreen blew out.

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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