# Accident 20001021041209A: Piper PA44180, Daytona Beach, FL, October 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2000, 11:40 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.1707° N, 81.1407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1707&lon=-81.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N928ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N928ER-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021041209A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON OCTOBER 21, 2000, AT 1140 EDT, N928ER, A PIPER PA-44-180, OPERATED BY EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE WHILE ENROUTE TO DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET, IN LEVEL FLIGHT, WHEN  A LARGE BIRD IMPACTED THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.  THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT SPURCE CREEK, FLORIDA.  ON GROUND, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING.  ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A STRINGER IN THE WING HAD BEEN DAMAGED REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE WING.

## 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 MIA01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA017), Oct 21, 2000: Piper PA-44-180 (N928ER), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent inflight collision with a bird during cruise flight that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

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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