# Incident 19781121026189I: Piper PA24250, Norfolk, VA, November 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1978, 17:17 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N6534P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6534P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,383 total, 135 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/19781121026189I

## Narrative

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

GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N6534P (1)

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

- [Incident 19900706035049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706035049I), Jul 6, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N6534P), Albany, NY. Rought engine at altitude. Declared emergency. Landed safely. Found NR1 cylinder exhaust valve stem had broken.

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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