# Incident 19880730039849I: Piper PA24, Sulphur Springs, TX, July 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Airport: Sulphur Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1598° N, 95.6211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNI (SLR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1598&lon=-95.6211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8210P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8210P) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730039849I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N8210P (2)

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

- [Incident 19900318010889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318010889I), Mar 18, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N8210P), Conway, AR, Minor damage. Pilot stated while taxiing on runway wind gust caused aircraft to lift wing. Veered off runway into a ditch.
- [Incident 19890408038099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408038099I), Apr 8, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N8210P), Bastrop, LA, Minor damage. Pilot stated gear collapsed on rollout. Damage indicates gear motor was activated just before touchdown.

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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