# Accident 20161023016929A: Piper PA-20S, Arcadia, FL, October 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1956° N, 81.8403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1956&lon=-81.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7329K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329K-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20S (registry code 7102004, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161023016929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OPERATING A FLOAT PLANE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A DRY GRASS RUNWAY.  UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE LEFT FLOAT HIT THE GROUND AGAIN IT BENT 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA040), Oct 23, 2016: Piper PA 20S (N7329K), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pitch and power control during landing in a straight float-equipped airplane on grass in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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