# Incident 20190506004119I: Piper PA-28-161, Merritt Island, FL, May 6, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2019, 14:50 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: E7XS
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- 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
- Reported engine: LYCOMMING L-8867
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004119I

## Narrative

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

N532DM, PA28, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 29 RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGING 2 TAXIWAY LIGHTS. STUDENT PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP.

## 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 20181004025299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004025299I), Oct 4, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N532DM), Merrit Island, FL, Minor damage. "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.…

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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