# Accident 19860118002219A: Piper PA32260, Mechanicsburg, OH, January 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mechanicsburg, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0694° N, 83.5490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0694&lon=-83.5490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3414W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3414W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 158 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118002219A

## Narrative

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

MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD AND STRUCK A STEEL POST ON ROLLOUT. ATTEMPTED CLIMB THROUGH CLOUDS.

## 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 CHI86LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA073), Jan 18, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N3414W), Mechanicsburg, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3414W (1)

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

- [Incident 19940928035509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940928035509I), Sep 28, 1994: Piper PA32260 (N3414W), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Left tire blew out on lift off. Returned. Landed safe. Damage wheel fairing and brake line.

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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