# Incident 19790220007449I: Piper PA28R200, Sarasota, FL, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Bradenton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5033S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5033S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007449I

## Narrative

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

HIT TAXI LIGHT.

## Other reports on N5033S (3)

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

- [Accident 20150112001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150112001509A), Jan 12, 2015: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5033S), Deland, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot was on an instrument approach into Deland. Did not make the first attempt for landing. Circled the airport in IFR conditions and tried 4 other times…
- [Incident 20110201007149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110201007149I), Feb 1, 2011: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5033S), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. The acft touched down on rwy 9 with the ldg gear partially extended. The CFI & CFI student on board aborted the landing and initiated a go-around as the acft…
- [Incident 19790330012989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330012989I), Mar 30, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N5033S), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Gear lights showed safe, no warning horn. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown.

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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