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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Raleigh, NC · July 12, 2017

Date: July 12, 2017 · 11:20 local
Place: Raleigh, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: F3CV
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2236D
Reported as: Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 560 total

N2236DRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2026 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995139 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Bird strike approximately 150 feet AGL on short final to runway 32 at rdu. Bird was medium to large size brown hawk. Bird made contact with the left wing just inside of the stall warning tabs. Two small dents near leading edge of wing.

Repair: inspected left wing for bird damage. Found 2 small dents left wing 1 inch inside inner stall vane. Dents measure 1/2 inch circumference and .020 inch deep. Dents negligible per PA-44 -180 maintenance manual chapter 51-70-00. No further repairs needed.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 32 AT RDU. BIRD WAS MEDIUM TO LARGE SIZE BROWN HAWK. BIRD MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT WING JUST INSIDE OF THE STALL WARNING TABS. TWO SMALL DENTS NEAR LEADING EDGE OF WING.

REPAIR: INSPECTED LEFT WING FOR BIRD DAMAGE. FOUND 2 SMALL DENTS LEFT WING 1 INCH INSIDE INNER STALL VANE. DENTS MEASURE 1/2 INCH CIRCUMFERENCE AND .020 INCH DEEP. DENTS NEGLIGIBLE PER PA-44 -180 MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 51-70-00. NO FURTHER REPAIRS NEEDED.