# Incident 20130512007739I: Piper PA-38-112, Hartford, CT, May 12, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2013, 09:42 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4447E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4447E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- 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/20130512007739I

## Narrative

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

N4447E WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY 2 WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. AIRPORT GROUND WORKERS FOUND A DEAD HAWK ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4447E (2)

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

- [Incident 20130918021199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130918021199I), Sep 18, 2013: Piper PA-38-112 (N4447E), Wappingers Fall, NY, No damage. The aircraft landed on runway 24 just pass the numbers. The tire blew right after landing and the aircraft veered off to the left. The tire marks are visible…
- [Accident 19800502090792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502090792A), May 2, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N4447E), Pawtucket, ME, Substantial damage. Was struck from above by another 152 N9866T. Both flaring for landing. 447ES propeller then cut of 9866TS tail.

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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