20221118017639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Ocala, FL · November 18, 2022

Date
November 18, 2022 · 14:12 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Ocala International-Jim Taylor Fld
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4445K
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
172 total172 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot departed Ocala int airport(ocf) styarted right crosswind, once cleared for southwest departure encountered a birdstrike on right wing while in turn. Immediately, told ATC and landed safely back at ocf.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED OCALA INT AIRPORT(OCF) STYARTED RIGHT CROSSWIND, ONCE CLEARED FOR SOUTHWEST DEPARTURE ENCOUNTERED A BIRDSTRIKE ON RIGHT WING WHILE IN TURN. IMMEDIATELY, TOLD ATC AND LANDED SAFELY BACK AT OCF.