# Incident 19850927060549I: Piper PA31, Fairfield, NY, September 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1985, 11:40 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N700D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700D-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 10 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927060549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REMAIN VFR AND LANDED IN FIELD COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N700D (1)

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

- [Accident 19840512016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840512016859A), May 12, 1984: Piper PA31 (N700D), Rockland, ME, Substantial damage. Landed long and downwind on a runway with standing water. Unable to stop. Ran off the end into a dirt embankment.

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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