# Incident 19880620060239I: Piper PA23250, Palmdale, CA, June 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1988, 16:31 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4888P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4888P-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,442 total, 35 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880620060239I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO VIBRATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. NOT ENOUGH HYDRAULIC POWER TO LOCK GEAR 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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