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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Brooksville, FL · November 2, 2021

Date
November 2, 2021 · 12:40 local
Place
Brooksville, FL
Airport
Brooksville
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N56658
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 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.

During takeoff roll, the right wing struck a large bird (possible buzzard) that was on the runway, resulting in minor damage to that wing. The takeoff was aborted and aircraft exited the runway.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A LARGE BIRD (POSSIBLE BUZZARD) THAT WAS ON THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THAT WING. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY.