# Incident 20130526009989I: Piper PA-32-301, Ocean City, NJ, May 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N356VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 98 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130526009989I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH AT 26N, RUNWAY 24.

A CANADA GOOSE APPEARED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WIND SCREEN AND STRUCK IT, BOUNCING OFF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOTS VISION WAS OBSCURED BY THE BIRD, AND HE DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH AND DID A GO AROUND. HE EXECUTED THE GO AROUND WITHOUT ANY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. ONCE PARKED ON THE RAMP, THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE PILOT AND AIRPORT PERSONNEL. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER APPEARED DAMAGED. AN A&P MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON 05-27-2013 AND DETERMINED THAT THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE FLOWN. THE RUDDER WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIRS AT THE MECHANICS SHOP.

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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