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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Jacksonville, FL · January 4, 2022

Date: January 4, 2022 · 11:47 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Airport: Craig Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N561PU
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 123 total

N561PURegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842103 · Built 2000 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon take off during climb out at approximately 500 to 600 feet an eagle dove down toward left side of aircraft creating minor damage to the left wing leading edge. The pilot heard a loud thud and saw a big dent. The pilot found aircraft to be less control affective and having a tendency to roll left. The pilot notified the tower and immediately returned. The bird was spotted on the runway reported by another aircraft. On landing the pilot called up the tower and explained what had happened for further report submission with FAA.

As the FAA filed it

UPON TAKE OFF DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET AN EAGLE DOVE DOWN TOWARD LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT CREATING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD THUD AND SAW A BIG DENT. THE PILOT FOUND AIRCRAFT TO BE LESS CONTROL AFFECTIVE AND HAVING A TENDENCY TO ROLL LEFT. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED. THE BIRD WAS SPOTTED ON THE RUNWAY REPORTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. ON LANDING THE PILOT CALLED UP THE TOWER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED FOR FURTHER REPORT SUBMISSION WITH FAA.