# Accident 20260523005509A: Piper COMMANCHE, Bartow, FL, May 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2026, 09:40 local time
- Place: Bartow, FL
- Airport: Bartow Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9434° N, 81.7835° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9434&lon=-81.7835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5376P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5376P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER COMMANCHE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 59 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260523005509A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 23, 2026, AP APPROXIMATELY 1340Z/0940L, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 9L AT KBOW WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD.  AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A STOP WHILE IN THE GEAR UP CONFIGURATION; AIRCRAFT DID NOT ROLL, BOUNCE, OR OTHERWISE CHANGE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AFTER MAKING CONTACT.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO CONTACT AND FRICTION WITH RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA26LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA235), May 23, 2026: Piper PA-24-250 (N5376P), Bartow, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## Other reports on N5376P (1)

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

- [Accident 20160603005949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160603005949A), Jun 3, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N5376P), Loda, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed newton Kansas enroute to kentland Indiana. After approximately 3.2 hours of flight time (based on interview with pilot), the aircraft lost…

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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