# Incident 19880822060059I: Piper PA24250, Crossville, TN, August 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1988, 14:42 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Airport: Crossville Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9515° N, 85.0306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-85.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4CD-2013-06-27) (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 PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 106 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822060059I

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING AND BROKE NOSE GEAR OFF. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS AND BENT BOTH MAIN GEARS.

## Other reports on N4CD (1)

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

- [Accident 19890903035209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903035209A), Sep 3, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N4CD), Perry, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit just short of destination. Landed in field,hit ditch. Collapsed nose gear. Worn carburetor float bracket

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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