# Incident 19881016067979I: Piper PA39, Escanaba, MI, October 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Airport: Delta County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7227° N, 87.0937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELTA COUNTY (ESC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7227&lon=-87.0937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8959Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016067979I

## Narrative

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

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT CAUSING MINOR 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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