# Accident 19850509021339A: Piper PA44180, Troy, MI, May 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1985, 23:10 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Big Beaver Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2099P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2099P-1988-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 44 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850509021339A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT WITH SHORTER RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP, RAN OFF END INTO A WATER RETENTION POND.

## 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 CHI85LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA199), May 10, 1985: Piper PA-44-180 (N2099P), Troy, 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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