# Incident 20240501007379I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA46-500TP, New Cumberland, PA, May 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2024, 10:12 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GSAA
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4416P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416P-2025-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA46-500TP (registry code 7104623, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa46-500tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A (registry code 52268, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA46-500TP
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240501007379I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY 26 AT CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT. AT 1500' MSL, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO A HEADING OF 180 DEGREES. AT APPROXIMATELY 2500' MSL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BALD EAGLE ON THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT RETURNED TO CAPITAL CITY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET FROM WING ROOT.  NTSB CONCURS THAT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE CLASSIFIES THE EVENT AS AN INCIDENT.  REPAIRS ARE TO BE MADE AT A MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN TOMS RIVER NJ.  AFTER A TEMPORARY REPAIR IS MADE, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/OPERATOR WILL INITIATE A REQUEST FOR A FERRY PERMIT TO RELOCATE AIRCRAFT TO THE REPAIR FACILITY.

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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