# Accident 19850227004619A: Piper PA22108, Reading, PA, February 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1985, 11:05 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3410° N, 75.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3410&lon=-75.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,951 total, 123 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850227004619A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CROSSING HOLD LINE, A GUST OF WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE. ANOTHER GUST BLEW IT ONTO ITS BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA082), Feb 27, 1985: Piper PA-22-108 (N66RA), Reading, PA, substantial damage

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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