# Accident 20211011022319A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Macon, GA, October 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2021, 16:10 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Airport: Middle Georgia Regional Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4HGS
- Location: 32.8219° N, 83.5589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8219&lon=-83.5589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N263MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211011022319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT AT KMAC AND DOING PATTERN WORK WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 10. THE BIRD STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA22LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA073), Oct 11, 2021: Piper PA-28-181 (N263MG), Wheeler Heights, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird while in the traffic pattern.

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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