# Accident 20230722010729A: Piper PA-28-180, Winter Haven, FL, July 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2023, 07:37 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0629° N, 81.7533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0629&lon=-81.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7528W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7528W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230722010729A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/22/2023, AT APPROX. 11:37Z, A PA-28-180, S/N:28-1449 THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION AFTER A HARD LANDING AND ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 05 AT THE WINTER HAVEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGIF), WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE AND CONTACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN COMING TO REST ON TWY F APPROXIMATELY 2,150' FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT LOWER FUSELAGE, LEFT WING FUEL TANK, COWLING AND PROPELLER.

KGIF 221053Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02610250 $

## 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 ERA23LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA311), Jul 22, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N7528W), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a taxiway sign.

## Other reports on N7528W (1)

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

- [Incident 20220602022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220602022059I), Jun 2, 2022: Piper PA-28-180 (N7528W), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. The student pilot was soloing the aircraft and on landing he over corrected for the crosswind and scratched the wingtip and hit the propeller on the runway…

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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