# Incident 20170318003179I: Piper PA-28-161, Fort Pierce, FL, March 18, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2017, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9855S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9855S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170318003179I

## Narrative

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

BIRDSTRIKE ON DEPARTURE FROM FPR & RETURNED TO FPR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9855S (3)

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

- [Accident 20230817008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230817008199A), Aug 17, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N9855S), Fort Pierce, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While conducting a part 141 checkout training flight in a training area 10 miles southwest of the airport, the aircraft broke apart losing both its wings and…
- [Incident 20120617012419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120617012419I), Jun 17, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N9855S), Key Largo, FL, No damage. [privacy data omitted] - Pilot of aircraft N9855S on June 17, 2012. Aircraft N9855S incident #ISO192012053 investigation. In regards to the June 17, 2012…
- [Accident 20020904027799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904027799A), Sep 4, 2002: Piper PA28161 (N9855S), Graham, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 4, 2002, at 1400 a Piper PA-28-161, N9855S, registered to U.S. Flight academy, LLC., 2020 skylane, denton, Texas, skidded off the left side…

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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