# Incident 20171125022039I: Piper PA-32RT-300, Mound, LA, November 25, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2017, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mound, LA
- Airport: Vicksburg Tallulah Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3516° N, 91.0277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VICKSBURG TALLULAH RGNL (TVR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3516&lon=-91.0277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N856SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 82 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171125022039I

## Narrative

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

N856SC ENCOUNTERED BIRD ACTIVITY DURING VFR FLIGHT AT 3,500 FEET.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKE SHATTERING THE WINDSHIELD WITH ONLY 25% REMAINING.

## Other reports on N856SC (1)

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

- [Incident 20060315012669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060315012669I), Mar 15, 2006: Piper PA32RT300 (N856SC), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to runway 22 the pilot made a normal landing after which the nose gear collapsed. The wind was reported as 280 degrees with gusts from 20 to…

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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