# Incident 20210724011739I: Piper PA-12, Monroe, LA, July 24, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2021, 16:35 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5106° N, 92.0361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONROE RGNL (MLU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-92.0361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2964M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2964M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210724011739I

## Narrative

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

N2964M WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING  4 NM FROM MLU WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A THUD, BUT AT THAT TIME HE WAS UNSURE WHAT CAUSED IT. N2964M RETURNED TO MLU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT FOUND THE REMAINS OF THE BIRD AND REALIZED IT WAS A BIRDSTRIKE AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER REPORTED THAT THERE IS DAMAGE TO 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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