# Accident 19850407010899A: Piper PA32RT300T, Port Huron, MI, April 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9706° N, 82.4204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9706&lon=-82.4204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2135A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 114 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407010899A

## Narrative

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

ADVANCED POWER FOR A GO AROUND AND NOSE PITCHED DOWN. IMPACTED THE GROUND.EXCEEDED CROSSWING COMPONENT OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI85LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA155), Apr 7, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2135A), Port Huron, MI, 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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