# Incident 19850505075249I: Piper PA23250, Lansing, MI, May 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1985, 23:55 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6222M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6222M-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,674 total, 100 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505075249I

## Narrative

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

LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING CROSSWIND LANDING.  PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF STRIKE AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N6222M (2)

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

- [Accident 20130315003859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130315003859A), Mar 15, 2013: Piper PA-23-250 (N6222M), Winsted, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying from jamestown, ND. (Kjms) to buffalo, MN (kcfe). On the approach for the GPS rwy 36, he switched to the inboard fuel tanks. Shortly…
- [Incident 20130307005639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130307005639I), Mar 7, 2013: Piper PA-23-250 (N6222M), Lincoln, NE, No damage. Pilot of N6222M diverted to Lincoln (lnk) due to engine problem, landed runway 17 without incident.

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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