# Accident 20231108017579A: Piper PA-32R-300, Florala, AL, November 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2023, 16:30 local time
- Place: Florala, AL
- Airport: Florala Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0488° N, 86.3097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0488&lon=-86.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100VF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100VF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (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-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,507 total, 957 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231108017579A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT 0J4 WITH CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED GEAR UP, SKIDDED TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. PIC AND CFI BOTH WALKED AWAY UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA24LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA034), Nov 8, 2023: Piper PA32R (N100VF), Florala, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.

## Other reports on N100VF (1)

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

- [Incident 19951121041779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951121041779I), Nov 21, 1995: Piper PA32R300 (N100VF), Yucca Valley, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed joshua tree airport (L80) at sunset with subsequent night landings at Yucca Valley Airport (L22). The pilot was initially unable…

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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