# Incident 19850930055009I: Piper PA23250, Gordon, NE, September 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1985, 20:45 local time
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6811Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6811Y-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 300 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850930055009I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PILOT WAS REACHING OVER TO SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT HIS COAT SLEEVE CAUGHT ON THROTTLE. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6811Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19940316014089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316014089I), Mar 16, 1994: Piper PA23250 (N6811Y), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: this incident occurred during the landing at Hicks field, in Fort Worth, Texas. The private pilot made a normal full flap landing on runway 14. The…
- [Incident 19910827041239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910827041239I), Aug 27, 1991: Piper PA23250 (N6811Y), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touch and go landings. No mechanical problems found.

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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