# Incident 20161119023489I: Piper 46-350P, Norfolk, VA, November 19, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2016, 10:55 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757NY-2020-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104627, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 40999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161119023489I

## Narrative

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

AFTER ENGINE START THE PILOT DID NOT TURN ON THE ALTERNATORS. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY GETTING LOW. THE FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS STARTED FAILING SO THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. THE NORMAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION DID NOT WORK SO THE PILOT LANDED GEAR UP.

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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