# Accident 20230527007199A: Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180, Sugar Land, TX, May 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2023, 15:08 local time
- Place: Sugar Land, TX
- Airport: Sugar Land Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6173° N, 95.6561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6173&lon=-95.6561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio Aero Industries P180 (registry code 6960206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-aero-industries-p180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B (registry code 52287, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SPA P180
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66B
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,595 total, 1,557 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230527007199A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET BEFORE THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY. CONSEQUINTLY, THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATLY 2000 FT WITHOUT THE GEAR DEPLOYED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. A PICTURE TAKEN BY GROUND PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE SHOWED THE GEAR AND FLAP HANDLES BOTH IN THE UP POSITION.

EYEWITNESS VIDEO SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ROTATE THEN IMMEDIATLY SETTLE BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR23LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA205), May 27, 2023: Piaggio Aero Industries P180 (N327A), Sugar Land, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to complete required preflight checklist items and properly configure the flaps for takeoff.

## Other reports on N327A (1)

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

- [Incident 20090516006729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516006729I), May 16, 2009: Piagio P180 (N327A), Redmond, OR, Minor damage. (-23) While landing at private airstrip the aircraft struck a deer with the right main landing gear. The pilot aborted the landing and diverted to rdm.…

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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