# Incident 20110429008529I: Piper PA-28-161, Punta Gorda, FL, April 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2011, 22:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- 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: N703RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N703RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 51 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110429008529I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ON TIME BUILDING FLIGHT FROM FPR TO PGD AND BACK.  ARRIVAL AT FPR MAINTENANCE FOUND PROPELLER STRIKE.  PROPELLER STRIKE INCURRED AT PGD BUT PILOT SAYS HE WAS UNAWARE AND PROCEEDED TO FLY WITH DAMAGED PROP BACK TO FPR.  PROPELLER NOT REPAIRABLE.AIRPORT LINE MAINTENANCE VERIFIED TAXIWAY LIGHT DESTROYED. 44709 RECOMMENDED.

## Other reports on N703RA (1)

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

- [Incident 20181028021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181028021079I), Oct 28, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N703RA), Fort Pierce, FL, No damage. Fort Pierce, FL (fpr): N703RA, P28A, struck a bird on takeoff roll while performing touch and go landings for runway 28R. Damage to the prop was reported and…

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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