# Incident 20160323000419I: Piper PA-28R-201, Troutdale, OR, March 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2016, 13:05 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Airport: Portland-Troutdale
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5494° N, 122.4013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-TROUTDALE (TTD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5494&lon=-122.4013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3700Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3700Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160323000419I

## Narrative

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

DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT ROTATED AFTER A TOUCH AND GO AND A BIRD STRUCK THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES INBOARD FROM THE LEFT WING TIP . THE IMPACT CAUSED APPROXIMATELY A 12 INCH WIDE BY 2 INCH DEEP DENT IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN WITH NO REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE SUBSTRUCTURE.  NTSB CLAISSIFIES DAMAGE AS MINOR AND WILL NOT INVESTIGATE FURTHER.

## Other reports on N3700Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20130707014249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130707014249I), Jul 7, 2013: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3700Q), Ontario, CA, No damage. Pilot reported a gear problem while on 2 mile final to runway 28L. While executing a 360 turn, the aircraft lost electrical power ATC issued a landing…
- [Incident 19880919051619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919051619I), Sep 19, 1988: Piper PA28R201 (N3700Q), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear and landed gear up. Was distracted by ATC instructions.
- [Incident 19860823062009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823062009I), Aug 23, 1986: Piper PA28R201 (N3700Q), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing causing minor damage to landing gear.

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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