# Accident 19860516086689A: Piper PA28R180, Tallahassee, FL, May 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1986, 18:45 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Tallahassee Commercial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4302° N, 84.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4302&lon=-84.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4986J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4986J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 25 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860516086689A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE WING AT TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND HIT A DIRT MOUND.

## 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 MIA86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA161), May 16, 1986: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4986J), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

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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