# Incident 19970301014919I: Piper PA23250, Miami, FL, March 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Dade-Collier Training Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5982Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5982Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301014919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS GIVING A FLIGHT REVIEW TO A STUDENT IN THE INSTRUCTORS AIRCRAFT, PA23-250 WHEN THEY HIT A LARGE BIRD 22 MILES N/W OF DADE COLLIER AIRPORT. THE BIRD WENT THROUGH THE NOSE CONE AND WAS LOGGED IN THE BAGGAGE BAY OF AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO OPA LOCKA AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURY. NO FIRE. NTSB STATES BASED ON DAMAGE DESCRIPTION NOT AN ACCIDENT.

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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