# Incident 20240327004379I: Piper PA-28-181, Lakeland, FL, March 27, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2024, 13:42 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Z8FS
- Location: 27.9876° N, 82.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKELAND LINDER INTL (LAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9876&lon=-82.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N391D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240327004379I

## Narrative

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

A PIPER PA-28 ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT NEAR LAKELAND LINDER AIRPORT WAS PERFORMING GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS OBSERVED A FLOCK OF BIRDS. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THEM HOWEVER, ONE STRUCK THE RIGHT-SIDE CABIN DOOR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INSPECTIONS PERFORMED SHOWED NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE DOOR AND WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN FAA FORM 5200-7 WAS COMPLETED AS REQUIRED.

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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