# Incident 20110324005769I: Piper PA-28, La Belle, FL, March 24, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2011, 21:30 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7406° N, 81.4283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA BELLE MUNI (X14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7406&lon=-81.4283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5035W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5035W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,125 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110324005769I

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED NIGHT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TURNED LEFT BASE TO FINAL AT X14 AND RUNWAY LIGHTS WENT OUT JUST BEFORE ENTERING FLARE FOR LANDING. A LETTER FROM LABELLE AIRPORT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE RUNWAY TRANSFORMER HAD SHORT CIRCUITED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXI WAY. STRUCK CROSS TAXIWAY (A4) AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CROSS TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N5035W (2)

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

- [Accident 20001128038609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001128038609A), Nov 28, 2000: Piper PA28* (N5035W), Lebanon, OH, No damage. (.19) On November 28,2000 about 1200 EST, a Piper PA-28, N5035W, was substantially damaged after a total loss of engine power during takeoff from…
- [Incident 19840902055929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902055929I), Sep 2, 1984: Piper PA28* (N5035W), Lebanon, OH. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed safely in a soybean field. Found water in fuel line from firewall to carburetor.

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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