# Incident 20220104000299I: Piper PA-28-161, Jacksonville, FL, January 4, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2022, 11:47 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N561PU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561PU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220104000299I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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