# Accident 19810810049089A: Piper PA28RT201, Woodbridge, VA, August 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1981, 19:45 local time
- Place: Woodbridge, VA
- Airport: Woodbridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2887Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2887Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 69 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810049089A

## Narrative

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

RETRACTED GEAR TOO EARLY ON TAKEOFF ROLL. GEAR RETRACTED,SLID INTO A DITCH. AUTOMATIC GEAR OVERRIDE IN ON POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA09), Aug 10, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N2887Q), Woodbridge, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2887Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20170603013179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170603013179I), Jun 3, 2017: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2887Q), Traverse City, MI, Minor damage. On June 3, 2017 at 14:17 eastern daylight time, a P28R aircraft, N2887Q, was cleared to land on runway 28 at ktvc. During the landing on runway 28, the nose…
- [Incident 19890625036519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625036519I), Jun 25, 1989: Piper PA28RT201 (N2887Q), East Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Total electric failure inflight. Unable to lower gear with emergency system. Landed gear up. Cause not stated.

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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