# Incident 19850301020389I: Piper PA28235, Indianapolis, IN, March 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1985, 21:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8983W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8983W-2019-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850301020389I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE DURING IFR APPROACH. MADE MISSED APPROACH AND LANDED ELSEWHERE. DAMAGE TO WING.

## Other reports on N8983W (1)

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

- [Accident 20160920018819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160920018819A), Sep 20, 2016: Piper PA-28-235 (N8983W), Lees Summit, MO, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. The aircraft departed ikv, ankeny, Iowa with destination of lxt. Upon landing on runway 18 at lxt, the pilot attempted a ?touch-and-go?. After lifting off the…

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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