# Incident 20030307008949I: Piper PA24250, Ft Myers, FL, March 7, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2003, 13:46 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5866° N, 81.8632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5866&lon=-81.8632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543AS-2023-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030307008949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 7, 2003, AIRCRAFT N543AS DEPARTED PUNTA GORDA AND WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE GEAR STATUS GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO TERMINATE HIS FLIGHT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT MARATHON, FL AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT FORT MYERS PAGE FIELD. AT 1340 EASTERN TIME AIRCRAFT N543AS LANDED AT PAGE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE UNHARMED.

## Other reports on N543AS (2)

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

- [Accident 20211208020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211208020669A), Dec 8, 2021: Piper PA-24-250 (N543AS), Delta, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot was completing touch and goes at ajz. On second touch and go engine failed at about 200 feet AGL. Pilot switched fuel tanks and verified fuel pump was…
- [Incident 20190308001049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308001049I), Mar 8, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N543AS), Sebring, FL, Minor damage. March 08, 2019 - N543AS a 1962 Piper PA-24-250, s/n 24-3250, experienced a gear up landing on Sebring Regional Airport (ksef) runway 19 at approximately 2215.…

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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