# Incident 20240512005979I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Vero Beach, FL, May 12, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2024, 15:46 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECPS
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772VB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N772VB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 767 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240512005979I

## Narrative

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

ON 05/12/2024 A PA-28 WAS CONDUCTING A PRACTICE VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12R AT KVRB WHEN AT  1200 FEET MSL THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BIRD WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KVRB WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER OR CREW WERE REPORTED.

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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