# Accident 19850904077809A: Piper PA31350, Norfolk, VA, September 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1985, 02:25 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AOYA
- Location: 36.9208° N, 76.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9208&lon=-76.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27902, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27902-2014-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850904077809A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING, STRIKING A LIGHT AND A SIGN. CG EXCEEDED THE AFT LIMIT.

## 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 BFO85FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA073), Sep 4, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N27902), Norfolk, VA, 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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