Piper PA-34-200T N2618M

Summary

On 4 May 1985 at about 15:20 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N2618M, operated by Congressional Flying Club, was involved in an incident near White Sulphur, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 May 1985 at 15:20

Classification

Incident

Location

White Sulphur, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

White Sulphur Springs (SSU)

Coordinates

37.7890, -80.2897

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N2618M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Congressional Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85IA153

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING VFR LDG APCH, PILOT NOTED A VEHICLE ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RWY. THE APCH WAS CONTD AND AS THE LDG FLARE WAS STARTED, THE PILOT AND ONE OF HIS PASSENGERS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED ACROSS THE RWY IN FRONT OF THEM. THE PILOT PULLED THE YOKE BACK TO Z00M OVER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ADDING POWER. THE ACFT STRUCK THE RWY AND BOUCCED. THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT TRUSS WAS DISPLACED UPWARD AND THE TOP FITTING PENETRATING THE TOP FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE FUSELAGE/ WINDSHIELD JUNCTURE. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RWY AND WAS UNOCCUPIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.