# Incident 19850604036759I: Piper PA38112, Billings, MT, June 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Oscar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2467C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2467C-1989-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850604036759I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GOT NOSE TOO HIGH DURING SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ACROSS DITCH. DAMAGE TO MAIN GEAR

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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