# Accident 19851004049119A: Piper PA30, Troy, MI, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Oakland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505PC-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,340 total, 1,160 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004049119A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WINGTIP AND CARTWHEELED DURING LANDING. GUSTY CROSSWIND AND TURBULENCE WERE A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI86LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA004), Oct 4, 1985: Piper PA-30 (N505PC), Troy, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N505PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19820423016919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423016919I), Apr 23, 1982: Piper PA30 (N505PC), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Pilot heard props touch runway. Made a go around. Reset gear circuit breaker and then extended gear for landing.

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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