# Incident 19811102085959I: Piper PA24, Norfolk, VA, November 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1981, 10:40 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6583P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6583P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,755 total, 402 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102085959I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR BREAKER POPPED. UNABLE TO RESET EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM USED IN LANDING. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N6583P (1)

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

- [Incident 19970521015079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970521015079I), May 21, 1997: Piper PA24180 (N6583P), Lenoir, NC, No damage. Narrative: on may 21, 1997 at approximately 1600 LCL, pilot took off on runway 23 (at NC-27), passenger thought he smelled smoke and pilot decided to return…

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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