# Incident 20120315003069I: Piper PA-34-200, Daytona Beach, FL, March 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787PE-2013-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120315003069I

## Narrative

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

DURING FINAL APPROACH RUNWAY 7L AT KDAB A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE WAS 350 FEET, AIRSPEED 90 KTS AND 2 MILES FROM RUNWAY.THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL EFFECTS ON AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS ALTHOUGH THERE WAS WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE 2 FROM WING TIP.  HE CONTINUED APPROACH AND MADE NORMAL LANDING.

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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