# Incident 19850220007069I: Piper PA31350, Lemars, IA, February 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lemars, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7815° N, 96.1733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Mars, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7815&lon=-96.1733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59986, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59986-2010-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220007069I

## Narrative

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

HIT SOMETHING WHICH DAMAGED WINGTIPS WHILE ON APPROACH. EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR JUST PRIOR TO STRIKE.

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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