# Incident 20241203020259I: Piper PA-28-180, Punta Gorda, FL, December 3, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2024, 10:31 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Location: 26.9186° N, 81.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUNTA GORDA (PGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9186&lon=-81.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7430W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7430W) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241203020259I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, ATTEMPTING TO LAND A PA28, PIPER WARRIOR, ON RUNWAY 4. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY EDGE.

## Other reports on N7430W (1)

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

- [Incident 20260119004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260119004309I), Jan 19, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N7430W), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing pattern work at kpgd, doing touch and go’s. student is pre-solo around 25HRS logged. Completed 3 touch and go’s prior to incident. The…

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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