# Incident 19780208007779I: Piper PA24260, Chesterfield, VA, February 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1978, 06:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9481P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9481P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 156 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007779I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO POPPED CB, PILOT MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N9481P (1)

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

- [Incident 19960630025599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960630025599I), Jun 30, 1996: Piper PA24260 (N9481P), Placid, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot lowered the landing gear on landing approach to Placid lakes (8X6). Upon touch down landing gear collapsed. The plane rolled about 40…

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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