# Accident 19881115066039A: Piper PA24250, Port Royal, VA, November 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Port Royal, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1649° N, 77.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Royal, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1649&lon=-77.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8215P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8215P) (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 O540A1C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 44 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115066039A

## Narrative

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

LOWERING WEATHER AND NEAR DARK WITH INSTRUMENT PROBLEMS. LANDED ON A ROAD STRIKING A SIGN. POSSIBLE MASTER NOT ON.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8215P (3)

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

- [Accident 20090317004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317004049A), Mar 17, 2009: Piper PA24250 (N8215P), San Luis Obisp, CA, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot stated he was performing a slip/crabbing into the wind due ot the crosswinds (33/12G18) for landing on rwy 29. Pilot stated upon touch down, the…
- [Incident 19941120045229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941120045229I), Nov 20, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N8215P), Kellogg, ID, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear prior to landing.
- [Incident 19861017079579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861017079579I), Oct 17, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N8215P), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. On rollout, pilot inadvertantly retracted the gear instead of the flaps.

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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