# Incident 19881003069209I: Piper PA28140, Fort Lewis/Taco, WA, October 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1988, 13:20 local time
- Place: Fort Lewis/Taco, WA
- Airport: Gray Aaf
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0792° N, 122.5808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAY AAF (JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD) (GRF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0792&lon=-122.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38390, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38390-2004-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881003069209I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT ON TOP WAS VECTORED BY ATC TO GRAY AAF. MADE A GCA APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N38390 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010714022209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714022209A), Jul 14, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N38390), Schuyler, NY, No damage. (-23) Aircraft attempted landing at a private airport north of Schuyler, NY on runway 10. While landing, a gust of wind from the south blew the aircraft off to…
- [Incident 19850616033949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616033949I), Jun 16, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N38390), Hoquiam, WA, Minor damage. Porpoised on first student solo landing. Bent propeller and nose gear.

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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