# Incident 20211013017519I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180, Ft. Pierce, FL, October 13, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2021, 14:35 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TREASURE COAST INTL (FPR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N583ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N583ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1H6 (registry code 42399, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1h6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1H6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,386 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211013017519I

## Narrative

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

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

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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