# Incident 19880812044189I: Piper PA32260, Topeka, KS, August 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1988, 20:15 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Philip Billard Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0688° N, 95.6224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILIP BILLARD MUNI (TOP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0688&lon=-95.6224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4878S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4878S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-E4B5 (registry code 42342, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-e4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 23 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/19880812044189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING.PLANE PORPOISED DOWN RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR.APPEARS LACK OF COMPETENCE WAS THE CAUSE

## Other reports on N4878S (2)

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

- [Accident 19880702025029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702025029A), Jul 2, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N4878S), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Impacts broke off the nose gear. Aircraft then skidded off the runway.
- [Accident 19790227003789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227003789A), Feb 27, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N4878S), Farmington, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a patch of snow on runway, lost directional control.

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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