# Incident 20170712014099I: Piper PA-44-180, Raleigh, NC, July 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2017, 11:20 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: F3CV
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2236D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2236D-2026-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170712014099I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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