# Accident 20160204004329A: Piper PA-31-350, Newport, RI, February 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2016, 19:24 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5239° N, 71.2850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5239&lon=-71.2850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,599 total, 1,918 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160204004329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE BIRDS OF UNKNOWN TYPE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH INTO KUUU. MULTIPLE POINTS OF IMPACT ON RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF NACELLE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROACH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 GAA16CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA126), Feb 5, 2016: Piper PA31 (N102WM), Newport, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent collision with birds during final approach at night.

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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