41.1681° N, 71.5778° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 4, 1988 · 11:30 local
Place
Block Island, RI
Airport
Block Island State
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38586
Reported as
Piper PA28R201
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C6
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
110 total30 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway stopping in a ditch. Landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND LANDING.VEERED OFF RUNWAY STOPPING IN A DITCH.LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.