39.8017° N, 89.6437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 30, 1990 · 13:45 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Capital Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8SN
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,256 total138 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made a hard landing. Propeller and nose wheel damaged.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL DAMAGED.