# Incident 19881221070569I: Piper PA32R300, Punta Gorda, FL, December 21, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1988, 13:15 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38472 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,698 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221070569I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET SAFE GEAR LIGHT. USED EMERGENCY EXTENSION. VISUALLY SHOWED DOWN. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

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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