# Accident 20200130001649A: Piper PA-28-180, Naples, FL, January 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2020, 14:17 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1525° N, 81.7756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1525&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7047W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7047W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 122 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200130001649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 05, LOST CONTROL, VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT.  AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY DIRECTIONAL SIGN AT A2 WITH THE RIGHT WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE.

## 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 ERA20CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA099), Jan 30, 2020: Piper PA28 (N7047W), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with sign.

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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