# Accident 19850620027209A: Piper PA28180, Belgrade, NE, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Belgrade, NE
- Airport: Mckeeman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4693° N, 98.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4693&lon=-98.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8336W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8336W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,803 total, 38 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620027209A

## Narrative

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

DURING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING, MAIN GEAR STRUCK BARB WIRE FENCE HIDDEN IN TALL GRASS. GEAR TORN OFF.

## 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 MKC85LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA136), Jun 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N8336W), Belgrade, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8336W (2)

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

- [Incident 19920229004729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229004729I), Feb 29, 1992: Piper PA28180 (N8336W), Osage City, KS, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on touch and go landing. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19840717044249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717044249I), Jul 17, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N8336W), Belgrade, NE, Minor damage. Unable to stop on the landing rollout. Veered off the runway into a bean field to avoid a fence.

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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