# Incident 19921024054809I: Piper PA32R300, West Palm Beach, FL, October 24, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1992, 15:47 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 80 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024054809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON CLIMB. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N23MC (2)

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

- [Incident 20200618007639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200618007639I), Jun 18, 2020: Piper PA-32R-300 (N23MC), Valkaria, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft experienced electrical problems enroute to Bahamas. Pilot elected to divert to Valkaria Airport to have checked out by maintenance. Pilot lowered gear…
- [Incident 19961028036789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028036789I), Oct 28, 1996: Piper PA32R300 (N23MC), Plymouth, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported; after touchdown, during rollout, he heard the gear horn and lost rudder steering. He then lost nose wheel steering. He tried to…

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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