# Incident 19850504043209I: Piper PA34200T, White Sulphur S, WV, May 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: White Sulphur S, WV
- Airport: Greenbriar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7890° N, 80.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7890&lon=-80.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2618M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2618M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 54 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85IA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504043209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISTRACTED BY CAR ON SIDE OF RUNWAY, BOUNCED ON NOSEWHEEL. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR SUPPORT DAMAGED

## 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 ATL85IA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA153), May 4, 1985: Piper PA-34-200T (N2618M), White Sulphur, WV, incident, minor 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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