# Incident 19961119041509I: Piper PA28RT201T, Punta Gorda, FL, November 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1996, 10:10 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N84718, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84718-2013-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961119041509I

## Narrative

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

RAISED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS TAXIING TO RAMP. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BENT PROP.

## Other reports on N84718 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970724026309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724026309I), Jul 24, 1997: Piper PA28RT201T (N84718), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC advised FAA that he forgot to lower landing gear.
- [Incident 19960721029479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960721029479I), Jul 21, 1996: Piper PA28RT201T (N84718), Sarasota-Brand, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: while on approach into Sarasota, Florida, Mr. Briscuso states that when he moved the landing gear switch, he had several annunciator lights start to…

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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