20190527005239I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Palm Coast, FL · May 27, 2019

Date: May 27, 2019 · 11:42 local
Place: Palm Coast, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3468R
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N3468RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-5695 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft N3468R had a departed from kevb with a destination to kcrg. While it ransitioned through the kdab charlie airspace at 1,000 ft. off shore. After clearing the kdab airspace the aircraft climbed up to 5,500. Shortly after (~15MIN) they were about 4 miles north east of kfin when there was a loud noise from the aircraft and the pilot seen white pieces fly by the left side of the aircraft. At this point he was not sure what happed so he started turning towards kfin and landed.

Upon landing and inspecting aircraft found nose spinner broken off and missing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N3468R HAD A DEPARTED FROM KEVB WITH A DESTINATION TO KCRG. WHILE IT RANSITIONED THROUGH THE KDAB CHARLIE AIRSPACE AT 1,000 FT. OFF SHORE. AFTER CLEARING THE KDAB AIRSPACE THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED UP TO 5,500. SHORTLY AFTER (~15MIN) THEY WERE ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH EAST OF KFIN WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT SEEN WHITE PIECES FLY BY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THIS POINT HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPED SO HE STARTED TURNING TOWARDS KFIN AND LANDED.

UPON LANDING AND INSPECTING AIRCRAFT FOUND NOSE SPINNER BROKEN OFF AND MISSING.