# Accident 19880616022099A: Piper PA24250, Mattoon Charles, IL, June 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mattoon Charles, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4706° N, 88.3604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4706&lon=-88.3604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8226P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226P-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880616022099A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER TOLD PILOT GEAR NOT DOWN. PUT GEAR DOWN TOO LATE. TOUCHED DOWN WITH GEAR ONLY 10 PERCENT EXTENDED.

## 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 CHI88LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA137), Jun 16, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N8226P), Mattoon, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8226P (1)

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

- [Accident 19881128054239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881128054239A), Nov 28, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N8226P), Crestview, FL, Substantial damage. Propeller mount bolts failed,lost prop and assembly. Undershot runway due to wide pattern. Shim installed incorrect

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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