# Incident 19881103049009I: Piper PA32R301, Midland, VA, November 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1988, 18:10 local time
- Place: Midland, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5985° N, 77.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5985&lon=-77.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3559U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3559U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 90 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103049009I

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TOO LOW ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. HIT A WIRE FENCE AT THE APPROACH END. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N3559U (1)

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

- [Accident 19990221044579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990221044579A), Feb 21, 1999: Piper PA32R301 (N3559U), Washington, DC, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) A signature flight support employee was fatally injured when he came in contact with the rotating propeller of N3559U, a Piper PA-32R-301.

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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