# Incident 20250907020519I: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K, Punta Gorda, FL, September 7, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2025, 18:09 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N231GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20K (registry code 5870220, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,169 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250907020519I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE ITS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT, BUT AS IT TOUCHED DOWN, THE LANDING GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY COLLAPSED. THIS FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A TRIPPED GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER

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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