Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee, N7430W, incident occurred on January 19, 2026, at Punta Gorda Airport (PGD/KPGD), Punta Gorda, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N7430W

- History of Flight:
On January 19, 2026, at about 0906 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee, N7430W, registered to I Was Inverted LLC, sustained unknown damage following a runway excursion on runway 4 at Punta Gorda Airport (PGD/KPGD), Punta Gorda, Florida. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated from KPGD at 0845 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft encountered a gust of wind on landing, incurred a prop strike and veered off runway." Winds at the time were from 040° at 10 knots.

- Weather:

METAR KPGD 191353Z 03009KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP260 T00561011

METAR KPGD 191412Z 04010KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A3030 RMK AO2 T00671011

METAR KPGD 191453Z 04012KT 10SM CLR 08/M03 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T00781028 51012

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