# Incident 20211010016939I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Grand Forks, NC, October 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2021, 18:10 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OG5S
- Aircraft: N812ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 907 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211010016939I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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