# Incident 20170101000179I: Piper PA-28-151, Punta Gorda, FL, January 1, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2017, 14:15 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41883 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 15 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170101000179I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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