# Incident 20221124017839I: Piper PA-28-140, Portage, MI, November 24, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2022, 11:50 local time
- Place: Portage, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2344° N, 85.5516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL (AZO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2344&lon=-85.5516&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8104C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8104C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 243 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221124017839I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2022 A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KAZO) UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.   AT APPROXIMATELY 10:46 LOCAL TIME DURING A DEPARTURE FROM A TOUCH AND GO AND APPROXIMATELY 5-10FT OFF THE GROUND THE PILOT FELT A BUMP.  THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND THEN FLEW A LOW APPROACH BY THE TOWER TO HAVE THEM LOOK OVER HIS LANDING GEAR AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  THE PILOT CAME AROUND AGAIN AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL LANDING.   UPON TAXING INTO THE RAMP IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL DENT ON THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.  UPON INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY THE CARCASS OF A RED TAIL HAWK WAS FOUND.

## Other reports on N8104C (1)

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

- [Incident 20200807013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200807013519I), Aug 7, 2020: Piper PA-28-140 (N8104C), Coral Springs, FL, No damage. Aircraft N8104C, P28A, lost engine power during flight. Pilot in command switched fuel tank selector to the off position, immediately after this, pilot…

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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