20211013017519I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Ft. Pierce, FL · October 13, 2021

Date
October 13, 2021 · 14:35 local
Place
Ft. Pierce, FL
Airport
Treasure Coast Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
BEJS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N583ND
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1H6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,386 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

A Piper PA-44 seminole, privacy data omitted based at Treasure Coast Airport in Ft. Pierce (kfpr), reported that on departure to the southwest from kfpr at about 1000 feet, approximately 6-7 miles from the airfield a large bird struck the leading edge of the left wing near the tip. The wingtip detached, and apparent skin buckling inboard of the wing tip. The wing tip could not be located and the crew stated it was in a remote area where the impact took place and poses no threat to people or property.

The aircraft returned to kfpr. On approach the crew stated they observed only two green indications (lights) and that being the nose and right main. They troubleshot the issue, made three passes over the runway for validation and cannot substantiate any relevance to the incident. They landed successfully without further incident and returned to the ramp. The crew exited the aircraft and reported no injuries. Maintenance towed the aircraft into the hangar. Further examination by maintenance and pictures show that although the damage is extensive does not show any damage to the spar therefore, remains an incident. An FAA form 5700-1 was completed and logged under, 2021-10-13-171332

As the FAA filed it

A PIPER PA-44 SEMINOLE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BASED AT TREASURE COAST AIRPORT IN FT. PIERCE (KFPR), REPORTED THAT ON DEPARTURE TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM KFPR AT ABOUT 1000 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 6-7 MILES FROM THE AIRFIELD A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING NEAR THE TIP. THE WINGTIP DETACHED, AND APPARENT SKIN BUCKLING INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE WING TIP COULD NOT BE LOCATED AND THE CREW STATED IT WAS IN A REMOTE AREA WHERE THE IMPACT TOOK PLACE AND POSES NO THREAT TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY.

THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KFPR. ON APPROACH THE CREW STATED THEY OBSERVED ONLY TWO GREEN INDICATIONS (LIGHTS) AND THAT BEING THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN. THEY TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE, MADE THREE PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY FOR VALIDATION AND CANNOT SUBSTANTIATE ANY RELEVANCE TO THE INCIDENT. THEY LANDED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. MAINTENANCE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE HANGAR. FURTHER EXAMINATION BY MAINTENANCE AND PICTURES SHOW THAT ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE DOES NOT SHOW ANY DAMAGE TO THE SPAR THEREFORE, REMAINS AN INCIDENT. AN FAA FORM 5700-1 WAS COMPLETED AND LOGGED UNDER, 2021-10-13-171332