# Accident 20140421007569A: Piper PA-28-181, Put In Bay, OH, April 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2014, 07:30 local time
- Place: Put In Bay, OH
- Airport: Put-In-Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DSFA
- Location: 41.6317° N, 82.8353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6317&lon=-82.8353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N405S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140421007569A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO 3W2 (PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO), RUNWAY 03, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GOOSE WITH THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A NORMAL LANDING WITH NO ADVERSE EFFECTS.

## 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 CEN14CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA209), Apr 21, 2014: Piper PA 28-181 (N405S), Put in Bay, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a goose while on an approach.

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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