# Incident 20240507004869I: Beech J35, Punta Gorda, FL, May 7, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2024, 14:33 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4975B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4975B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech J35 (registry code 1151522, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-j35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH J35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,655 total, 453 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240507004869I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 7, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:43 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A BEECH J35, S/N D-5567, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LANDED AT PGD WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.  VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW

TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N4975B (1)

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

- [Accident 20030810020329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810020329A), Aug 10, 2003: Beech J35 (N4975B), Avon Park, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) N4975B when landing on runway 22, Avon Park, FL, aircraft ran into approx. (1) foot of standing water on the runway, pulling aircraft to the right and…

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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