# Incident 19810418028139I: Piper PA24250, Brooksville, FL, April 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5801P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5801P-2018-05-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 50 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/19810418028139I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN. TRANSMISSION PART NUMBER 2572000 FAILED MID POSITION. NO OTHER SYSTEM FAULTS

## Other reports on N5801P (2)

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

- [Incident 20160330002069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160330002069I), Mar 30, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N5801P), Chesterfield, VA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear or failed to check if gear was down and locked, prior to landing, and landed with gear up. On-site investigation revealed…
- [Accident 19990731043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731043279A), Jul 31, 1999: Piper PA24250 (N5801P), Greencastle, PA, No damage. (-23)No narrative

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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