# Incident 20200204002839I: Piper PA-24-260, Bartow, FL, February 4, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2020, 13:53 local time
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Airport: Bartow Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8964° N, 81.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartow, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8964&lon=-81.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8980P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200204002839I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION AND ENGINE CYLINDER REPLACEMENT OUT OF AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING IN BARTOW, FL., BUT EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ABOUT 800' ON TAKE OFF ROLL, THEN SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200' . THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND TOWED TO THE HANGAR. A LANDING GEAR CABLE SLEEVE WAS FOUND BENT 80 DEGREES. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT OUT TO A DIFFERENT FACILITY FOR INSPECTION DUE TO PROP STRIKE. PICTURES SENT FROM THE PILOT SHOWED SKID DAMAGE, BUT DID NOT EXTEND INTO STRUCTURE.

## Other reports on N8980P (1)

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

- [Accident 19780119000569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119000569A), Jan 19, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N8980P), Marfa, TX, Substantial damage

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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