# Incident 20120323008349I: Aero Vodochody L39C, Punta Gorda, FL, March 23, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2012, 19:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N138EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AI-25TL (registry code 34703, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-ai-25tl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L39C
- Reported engine: IVCHENKO AL-25TL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323008349I

## Narrative

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

AFTER THE BLACK DIAMOND JET TEAM PERFORMANCE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSTION.

## Other reports on N138EM (1)

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

- [Incident 20240512006001I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240512006001I), May 12, 2024: Aero Vodochody L39C (N138EM), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. There were 4 aircraft in a diamond formation, performing a non-aerobatic maneuver called the “banana pass” at the fort Lauderdale 2024 airshow. They were…

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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