# Incident 19840304020629I: Piper PA28235, Lorida, FL, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lorida, FL
- Airport: Frank Metzger Ran
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4434° N, 81.2537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lorida, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4434&lon=-81.2537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9013W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9013W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304020629I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLILNES ON SHORT FINAL TO AIRPORT. STATED A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED STEEP DESCENT.

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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