# Incident 20230629007129I: Piper PA-28R-201, Valkaria, FL, June 29, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2023, 20:00 local time
- Place: Valkaria, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9636° N, 80.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valkaria, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9636&lon=-80.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47700, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230629007129I

## Narrative

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

ON 06/29/2023 AT 20:00 EST A PA-28R, WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 10 AT X59 WHEN AFTER GEAR RETRACTION THE LEFT FORWARD AND REAR ENGINE COWLING LIFTED, ROTATED RIGHT AND BEGAN SWINGING IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY BUT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN TIME WHICH RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOOR AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIED WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N47700 (1)

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

- [Accident 20251123017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251123017499A), Nov 23, 2025: Piper PA-28R-201 (N47700), Pittsfield, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed (kana) on an IFR flight plan at 2246 UTC with a destination of (kuin). The aircraft had a missed approach at kuin at approx. 0300 UTC was…

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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