20170101000179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Punta Gorda, FL · January 1, 2017

Date: January 1, 2017 · 14:15 local
Place: Punta Gorda, FL
Airport: Charlotte County Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41883
Reported as: Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,230 total15 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 01/05/2017 received an assignment to investigate an incident (bird strike). This took place at Punta Gorda airport on runway 33 about 500 feet during climb out . Pilot returned and landed without incident. Pilot was contacted by phone and he submits a statement by email, and picture of the damaged area. During phone conversation with NTSB iic and FAA accident investigator. The mechanic working on the aircraft sent a statement that after removing the skin, no damage to wing spar. This accident was re-classified as incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01/05/2017 RECEIVED AN ASSIGNMENT TO INVESTIGATE AN INCIDENT (BIRD STRIKE). THIS TOOK PLACE AT PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 33 ABOUT 500 FEET DURING CLIMB OUT . PILOT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND HE SUBMITS A STATEMENT BY EMAIL, AND PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED AREA. DURING PHONE CONVERSATION WITH NTSB IIC AND FAA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. THE MECHANIC WORKING ON THE AIRCRAFT SENT A STATEMENT THAT AFTER REMOVING THE SKIN, NO DAMAGE TO WING SPAR. THIS ACCIDENT WAS RE-CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT.