# Incident 20230523004889I: Piper PA-32-300, Christmas, FL, May 23, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2023, 09:09 local time
- Place: Christmas, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5364° N, 81.0176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Christmas, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5364&lon=-81.0176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (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-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230523004889I

## Narrative

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

ON 05/23/2023 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES EAST OF KTIX. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BLOWN LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE AFTER LANDING ON SR50 WEST OF CHRISTMAS, FLORIDA. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY EITHER OCCUPANT.

## Other reports on N908DK (1)

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

- [Accident 20240508005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240508005539A), May 8, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N908DK), Apopka, FL, Substantial damage. 05/08/2024 Apopka, FL: [privacy data omitted], PA32, experienced engine failure and made an emergency landing on shelby industrial Dr. Left wing struck an…

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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