# Incident 20210911015559I: Piper PA-28-181, Ft. Pierce, FL, September 11, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2021, 12:56 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TREASURE COAST INTL (FPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N474TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210911015559I

## Narrative

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

THE ACFT DEPARTED BOCA RATON (BCT) ABOUT 1200 LOCAL TIME HEADED BACK TO ORLANDO EXECUTIVE (ORL).  THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT FOR COMMERCIAL PLANNED APPROACH PRACTICES. WHILE INBOUND FOR FT. PIERCE (FPR) PRACTICE APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEFT WING.  PILOT LANDED TO ACCESS THE DAMAGE.  SAFE LANDING, NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT TOWED TO HANGAR FOR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE EVALUATION PRIOR TO CONTINUED FLIGHT.  WILDLIFE FORM COMPLETED ONLINE.  NO MECHANICAL OR OTHER OPERATIONAL ISSUES NOTED.

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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