# Accident 20210921014579A: Piper PA-44-180, Montazuma, GA, September 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2021, 15:40 local time
- Place: Montazuma, GA
- Airport: Dr C P Savage Sr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4HGS
- Location: 32.2702° N, 83.7534° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2702&lon=-83.7534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442HG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210921014579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTLH ON A INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BACK TO KMAC. TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE ONBOARD, (PILOT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT). THE EVENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1540 LOCAL TIME AROUND 15 NM'S SOUTH OF KPXE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 2100-2300 FEET MSL AT AROUND AN AIRSPEED OF 120 KIAS. STUDENT PILOT NOTICED A FLOCK OF BLACK BIRDS HEADING TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID HITTING THE BIRDS. ONE BIRD STUCK THE LH WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT K53A. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA21LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA376), Sep 21, 2021: Piper PA-44-180 (N442HG), Unadilla, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's impact by a bird during the enroute portion of the flight.

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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