# Incident 20170529004999I: Piper PA-32R-301, Punta Gorda, FL, May 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2017, 12:55 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- 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: N41453, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170529004999I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2017 AT 12:55 EDT A PIPER PA-32R-301, S/N 3246148, WHILE ON A RIGHT BASE AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT (PGD), FL STRUCK A TURKEY VULTURE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT OUTBOARD FROM FUEL CAP.  THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY AT PGD.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  VMC CONDITIONS WERE PREVALENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91.

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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