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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Punta Gorda, FL · May 5, 2023

Date
May 5, 2023 · 12:12 local
Place
Punta Gorda, FL
Airport
Punta Gorda
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7334Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made the final approach into Punta Gorda and failed to extend the landing gear. Aircraft throttles were advanced that prevented the gear waringing horn not to sound. Aircraft touched down center of runway and skidded to a stop. No injury to pilot or passanger. Aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE THE FINAL APPROACH INTO PUNTA GORDA AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED THAT PREVENTED THE GEAR WARINGING HORN NOT TO SOUND. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN CENTER OF RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. NO INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSANGER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.