# Incident 20220515008209I: Piper PA-28-180, Sanford, ME, May 15, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2022, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4392° N, 70.7742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4392&lon=-70.7742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33371, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33371) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 613 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220515008209I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 15,2022 A PA-28 N33371  STRUCK A CANADIAN GOOSE  IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2000 FEET ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN SFM AND LCI. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE AREA APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE , ONE RIB WAS AFFECTED WITH SOME SKIN SEPARATION FROM THE RIB. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION AND LANDED SAFELY.

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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