# Incident 20230904013039I: Piper PA-28-161, Winter Haven, FL, September 4, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2023, 09:45 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2856H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2856H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 80 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230904013039I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/4/2023, AT APPROX. 13:45Z, A PA-28-161, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION AFTER A HARD LANDING AT THE WINTER HAVEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGIF), WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 05 HITTING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.  NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2856H (1)

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

- [Accident 19870628027429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027429A), Jun 28, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N2856H), New Auberry, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a tree during go around. The student pilot elected to fly back to home airport. Landed safely.

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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