# Accident 19880731028419A: Piper PA38112, Flint, MI, July 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0702° N, 83.6199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0702&lon=-83.6199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2539G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2539G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 29 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880731028419A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 CHI88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA182), Jul 31, 1988: Piper PA-38-112 (N2539G), Flint, MI, substantial damage

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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