# Incident 20200317001329I: William P Bresnan HATZ CLASSIC, Punta Gorda, FL, March 17, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2020, 12:18 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N15FD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15FD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William P Bresnan HATZ CLASSIC (registry code 056343W, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-p-bresnan-hatz-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM P BRESNAN HATZ CLASSIC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 72 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200317001329I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:18 EST, A HATZ CLASSIC, S/N 099

REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE LANDING AT CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PGD) FL, LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE ON THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR CABANE TO BREAK, DRAGGING THE LEFT WINGTIP ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GRASS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THERE WAS ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD, WHO WAS UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED IAW TITLE AT CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N15FD (1)

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

- [Incident 20180928019269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180928019269I), Sep 28, 2018: William P Bresnan HATZ CLASSIC (N15FD), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. On September 28, 2018 at 0902 EST(1302Z)a Hatz Classic registration N15FD serial number 099 landed on runway 4 at Punta Gorda Airport(pgd) and upon rollout the…

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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