# Incident 19851105069319I: Piper PA24250, Mackinac Island, MI, November 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mackinac Island, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8650° N, 84.6371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACKINAC ISLAND (MCD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8650&lon=-84.6371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8347P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347P-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 414 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851105069319I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND EXCEPT FOR INOPERATIVE GEAR WARNING HORN.

## Other reports on N8347P (3)

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

- [Accident 20210102002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210102002689A), Jan 2, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N8347P), New Hudson, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On January 2, at 1541 EST, a Piper PA-24-250 airplane, N8347P was destroyed when it was in an accident in New Hudson, Michigan. The pilot and two passengers…
- [Incident 20060408009709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060408009709I), Apr 8, 2006: Piper PA24250 (N8347P), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. (-23) After landing, aircraft veered left and struck a sign which damaged the left flap.
- [Incident 19830402020109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830402020109I), Apr 2, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N8347P), Petersburg, MI, Minor damage. Taxiing for takeoff along edge of runway nose wheel sank into a collapsed culvert. Sod runway soft. Recent rain.

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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