# Incident 19780625035859I: Piper PA28/, Norfolk, VA, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978, 09:10 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5005S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5005S-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 0 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/19780625035859I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PARKING ON A SOD AREA AT A STRANGE AIRPORT TAXIED INTO A SEWER MANHOLE WITH A ROTTED WOODEN COVER.

## Other reports on N5005S (2)

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

- [Accident 19891018041419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891018041419A), Oct 18, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N5005S), Athens, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. First actual instrument flight after certification. Lost control spatial disorientation entered spiral and crashed.
- [Accident 19801212075969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212075969A), Dec 12, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N5005S), Gloucester, VA, Substantial damage. Flight instructor allowed student to make hard landing. Collapsed nose gear. Pushed right gear strut through wing.

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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