# Incident 19830607036839I: Piper PA24250, Baton Rouge, LA, June 7, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6541P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6541P-1999-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830607036839I

## Narrative

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

CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WHEN SELECTOR WAS MOVED DOWN THRU NEUTRAL. CRANKED GEAR DOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N6541P (1)

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

- [Accident 19960615013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615013909A), Jun 15, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N6541P), Pelican Narrows, CN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. No narrative available

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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