# Incident 19791210047419I: Piper PA28R200, Roanoke, VA, December 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1979, 19:07 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55546, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55546-2017-02-22) (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 PA28R200
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 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/19791210047419I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN. FOUND SUPPORT BRACE PN6779704 WORN.

## Other reports on N55546 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810505022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810505022989A), May 5, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N55546), Williamsburg, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway. Found tire nearly flat.

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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