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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Grand Forks, NC · October 10, 2021

Date: October 10, 2021 · 18:10 local
Place: Grand Forks, NC
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: OG5S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N812ND
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 907 total

N812NDRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2881046 · Built 2018 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-B4AReciprocating

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What happened

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

N812ND departed Grand Forks (gfk) on a training flight. When returning to the airport, N812ND reported hitting a bird in their practice area outside of class d airspace. After landing, inspection was conducted and the strike caused a dent in the left wing leading edge near the spar. Maintenance department replaced inboard wing skin.

As the FAA filed it

N812ND DEPARTED GRAND FORKS (GFK) ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. WHEN RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, N812ND REPORTED HITTING A BIRD IN THEIR PRACTICE AREA OUTSIDE OF CLASS D AIRSPACE. AFTER LANDING, INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AND THE STRIKE CAUSED A DENT IN THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE NEAR THE SPAR. MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT REPLACED INBOARD WING SKIN.