# Incident 19881202063869I: Piper PA28140, Danville, VA, December 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1988, 19:45 local time
- Place: Danville, VA
- Airport: Danville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5725° N, 79.3363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANVILLE RGNL (DAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5725&lon=-79.3363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1475X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1475X-2009-09-17) (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: 160 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202063869I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED UPDRAFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. FAILED TO COMPENSATE IN TIME. LANDED HARD DAMAGING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N1475X (1)

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

- [Incident 19860712041159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712041159I), Jul 12, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N1475X), Wakefield, VA, Minor damage. Distracted solo student landed in nose low attitude. Nose wheel collapsed.

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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