# Incident 19810603041649I: Piper PA28R200, Lockport, NY, June 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lockport, NY
- Airport: Lockport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1695° N, 78.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1695&lon=-78.6958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55516, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55516) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603041649I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING WITH SAFE INDICATION. NO MALFUNCTION IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE.

## Other reports on N55516 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910327045159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910327045159A), Mar 27, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N55516), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Made hard landing on instructional flight. CFI reported student blocked recovery. Damage found later.

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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