# Incident 20221118017639I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-161, Ocala, FL, November 18, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2022, 14:12 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala International-Jim Taylor Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4445K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4445K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102834, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 172 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221118017639I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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