# Incident 19810705057539I: Piper PA28140, Chesterfield, VA, July 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56083) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705057539I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FIRST SOLO BOUNCED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PROPELLER TIPS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N56083 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731031032699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731031032699A), Oct 31, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N56083), Ashland, VA, Substantial damage. Lack of lndg manauever preparation. Acft veered l,proceeded across 48FT shoulder,hit ditch.

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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