# Incident 20181004025299I: Piper PA-28-161, Merrit Island, FL, October 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2018, 19:12 local time
- Place: Merrit Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N532DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532DM-2025-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 750 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004025299I

## Narrative

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

"SOMETHING MAY HAVE HIT THE AIRPLANE". PILOT REQUESTED TO RETIRN TO BASE.  UPON LANDING AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION A SMALL DENT WAS NOTED ON THE ENGINE COWLING.

3/27/2019 PILOT CONTACTED:  NOTHING HIT AIRCRAFT.  I FASTNER ON THE ENGINE COWLING POPPED IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE SOUND THE PILOT HEARD.

## Other reports on N532DM (3)

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

- [Incident 20221114013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221114013379I), Nov 14, 2022: Piper PA-28-161 (N532DM), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. They flew into kcoi from kcty, joined the left (pattern) downwind for runway 11. Extended the downwind leg because of traffic. They were on long final & the…
- [Incident 20200301004249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200301004249I), Mar 1, 2020: Piper PA-28-161 (N532DM), Williston, FL, Minor damage. The student pilot departed kcoi, merit island airport with a final destination of X60, Williston Municipal Airport. The pilot landed with no issues at X60 and…
- [Incident 20190506004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004119I), May 6, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N532DM), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. N532DM, PA28, lost directional control while departing runway 29 resulting in a propeller strike damaging 2 taxiway lights. Student pilot taxied the aircraft…

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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