# Incident 20171211022989I: Piper PA-28R-201, New Smyrna Beac, FL, December 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2017, 12:13 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171211022989I

## Narrative

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

RDDL115, N115ER, P28R, ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE ON DEPARTURE RUNWAY 25. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. VERIFIED WITH MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE BIRD STRIKE.

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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