# Incident 20170601007869I: Piper PA-31-350, Orlando, FL, June 1, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2017, 13:55 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N323AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170601007869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 AT NIGHT.  AFTER LANDING ON ROLLOUT, PILOT NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A LARGE TRUCK TIRE TREAD ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  WHEN THE PILOT RECOGNIZED IT AS AN ALLIGATOR HE SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TO THE REAR OF THE ALLIGATOR.  A LOUD BUMP WAS HEARD AND FELT. ALLIGATOR'S HEAD STRUCK THE LH WING LANDING LIGHT.  ALLIGATOR WAS FATALY INJURED.

## Other reports on N323AP (1)

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

- [Incident 20120814018229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814018229I), Aug 14, 2012: Piper PA-31-350 (N323AP), Minot, ND, Minor damage. During a part 91 operation during a flight from williston ND to grand forks ND, the pilot noticed the oil temperature "going into the red" and a significant…

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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