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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31T2 · Rochester, IN · June 5, 1985

Date
June 5, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Rochester, IN
Airport
Fulton Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777YR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA223
Reported as
Piper PA31T2
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,580 total140 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed short of runway after reducing power. Damage to spar and right strut as aircraft struck one inch runway lip.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AFTER REDUCING POWER. DAMAGE TO SPAR AND RIGHT STRUT AS AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE INCH RUNWAY LIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.