# Accident 19851013051509A: Piper PA28R200, Troy, MI, October 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Troy Okland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9422N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 16 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851013051509A

## Narrative

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

AIRSPEED TOO LOW, LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. USED OVERRIDE TO RETRACT BUT FORCED TO LAND GEAR UP ON RAILROAD TRACKS.

## 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 CHI86LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA009), Oct 13, 1985: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9422N), Troy, MI, destroyed

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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