37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 7, 1985 · 08:20 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2516R
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,255 total120 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During turn onto taxiway, windshield fogged up again. Aircraft propeller struck taxi light and threshold lights.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TURN ONTO TAXIWAY, WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP AGAIN. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK TAXI LIGHT AND THRESHOLD LIGHTS.