# NTSB Accident ERA16LA225
> **PIPER PA 28-236** · 2016-06-17 · Punta Gorda, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA225
- **Event ID:** 20160621X34119
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-17
- **Location:** Punta Gorda, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.918888, -81.990837
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-236
- **Registration:** N8161X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The tower controller’s failure to identify and mitigate jet blast from an airplane conducting an engine test run, and the effect of the jet blast on landing traffic, which resulted in a runway excursion when a landing airplane encountered the blast. Contributing to the accident was the lack of procedures for positioning high-powered airplanes conducting engine test runs in the airport movement area.

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