# Incident 20221015013399I: Piper PA-44-180, Vero Beach, FL, October 15, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2022, 13:07 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ECPR
- Location: 27.6556° N, 80.4180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERO BEACH RGNL (VRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6556&lon=-80.4180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7702B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7702B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221015013399I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/15/2022, AT 13:07 EST, N7702B, A PA-44 WAS CONDUCTING A 14 CFR 61 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN ON THE UP WIND FOR RUNWAY 12R AT KVRB THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT EXAMINATION SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A LARGE BIRD STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE, UPPER WINDSHIELD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT WINDOW CHANNEL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE NTSB APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS AFTER IT OCCURRED BY THE OPERATOR.

## Other reports on N7702B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20191014014249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191014014249I), Oct 14, 2019: Piper PA-44-180 (N7702B), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. While performing flight instruction the aircraft encountered a landing gear issue. Upon putting the gear handle in the down position the landing gear extended…

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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