# Incident 20180904013099I: Piper PA-28R-201, Vero Beach, FL, September 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2018, 09:14 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8584T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8584T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 (registry code 41833, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,219 total, 663 in this make and model, 288 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180904013099I

## Narrative

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

SFY660, PA28, ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A BIRD STRIKE ON RUNWAY 12L. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. DAMAGE: NOT REPORTED. 09/04/2018 1314Z. VERIFIED WITH MAINTENANCE 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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