# Accident 20230624010919A: Piper PA-28R-201, Macon, GA, June 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Macon, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: HG6S
- Location: 32.8218° N, 83.5619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8218&lon=-83.5619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102833, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 (registry code 41833, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230624010919A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 26, 2023 A PIPER PA-28R-201 PILOTED BY A STUDENT AND CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE INVOLVED IN A BIRSTRIKE ON CLIMB OUT TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

PIC TOOK COMMAND "MY CONTROLS" AND ASCENDED TO A SAFE TRAFFIC PATTERN.

PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH A BRIEF DESCPRICTION OF PROBLEM.

AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO RUNWAY AND SAFELY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHUR INCIDENT.

NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA303), Jun 24, 2023: Piper PA-28R-201 (N285MG), Macon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird.

## Other reports on N285MG (2)

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

- [Incident 20220516008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220516008629I), May 16, 2022: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28R-201 (N285MG), Macon, GA, Minor damage. On may 16, 2022, at approximately 11:15AM aircraft N285MG Piper 28-201 was on instruction flight attempting a landing at Macon Downtown Airport, to runway 28,…
- [Incident 20191016022049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191016022049I), Oct 16, 2019: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28R-201 (N285MG), Eastman, GA, Minor damage. On 10/16/2019 at approximately 2230Z, CFI was flying with commercial student in N285MG at kezm. Multiple landings practicing short field, normal, and power off…

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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