20231126022059I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · New Piper PA-34-220T · Punta Gorda, FL · November 26, 2023

Date
November 26, 2023 · 19:00 local
Place
Punta Gorda, FL
Airport
Punta Gorda
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N514BC
Reported as
New Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to lower the gear handle prior to landing. Gear warning horn failed to alert the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR HANDLE PRIOR TO LANDING. GEAR WARNING HORN FAILED TO ALERT THE PILOT.