# Accident 19850914075029A: Piper PA32300, Williamsburg, VA, September 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, VA
- Airport: Williamsburg/Jamestown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2697° N, 76.6993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2697&lon=-76.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2821Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2821Y-1997-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 798 total, 88 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914075029A

## Narrative

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

JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING.  AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY SIDE, STRUCK SHRUBS ON TOUCHDOWN

## 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 BFO85LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA075), Sep 14, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N2821Y), Williamsburg, 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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