# Incident 19880816059419I: Piper PA28R201, Asheville, NC, August 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVTA
- Location: 35.4361° N, 82.5420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASHEVILLE RGNL (AVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4361&lon=-82.5420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3704M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3704M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816059419I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. WITNESS STATEMENTS AND TAPE REVEALS PILOT HELD GEAR UNTIL LAST MINUTE.

## Other reports on N3704M (2)

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

- [Incident 20131226025339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131226025339I), Dec 26, 2013: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3704M), Greer, SC, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before landing and landed with the gear in the retracted position causing minor damage to the aircraft.
- [Incident 20100828044819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100828044819I), Aug 28, 2010: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3704M), Blountville, TN, Minor damage. Mr. Lail was receiving instruction from Mr. Phillips. On 4th landing, Mr. Lail was instructed to do a simulated engine failure. Mr. Lail set up for the…

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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