# Incident 20230616012029I: Piper PA-24-250, Punta Gorda, FL, June 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2023, 08:20 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9186° N, 81.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUNTA GORDA (PGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9186&lon=-81.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8250P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8250P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (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-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230616012029I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC OF A PIPER 24-250 WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO TAKE OFFS IN THE PATTERN WHILE COMPLETING ONE OF HIS LANDINGS THE GEAR COLOPASED DURING TOUCH DOWN. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT HAS DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF AIRCRAFT, GEAR DOORS, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE SUFFERED A PROP STRIKE. PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH OUT ANY ASSISTANCE. TOWER OPERATOR AT KPGD REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT INCIDENT TO ROC.

## Other reports on N8250P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790719022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022449I), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N8250P), Pittsburgh, PA. Rough running engine due to improper maintenance.

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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