# Incident 20220909010069I: Piper PA-31-350, Dutch Harbor, AK, September 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2022, 11:32 local time
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
- Airport: Unalaska
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENHA
- Location: 53.8989° N, 166.5450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UNALASKA (DUT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8989&lon=-166.5450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909010069I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE ON ROTATION.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROTATE AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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