# Incident 20240211001079I: Piper PA-28-181, Bridgeport, CT, February 11, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2024, 15:20 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Bridgeport / Sikorsky Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRIDGEPORT/SIKORSKY (BDR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5689V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5689V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 681 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240211001079I

## Narrative

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

FEBRUARY 11, 2024. AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL PA28 WITH SERIAL NUMBER 28-7790498. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE UPWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY TWO NINE (29) AT THE BRIDGEPORT / SIKORSKY AIRPORT (KBDR) LOCATED IN BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT. AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED (500) FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED BETWEEN FOUR (4) AND EIGHT (8) BIRDS FLYING DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND ONE (1) BIRD IMPACTED THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WHICH CREATED A LARGE DENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KBDR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5689V (1)

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

- [Incident 20260511007779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260511007779I), May 11, 2026: Piper PA-28-181 (N5689V), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. During landing frg runway 32 propeller struck the runway. Pilot performed a go around landed and taxied to the ramp no injuries. Both propeller blades showed…

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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