20241018014659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Farmingdale, NY · October 18, 2024

Date
October 18, 2024 · 19:30 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Farmingdale
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
N5YS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N157LH
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff at about 10 feet off the runway, the aircrft collided with a flock of geese traversing accross the width of the runway. Aircraft aborted take off and taxied back to the ramp. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 10 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRFT COLLIDED WITH A FLOCK OF GEESE TRAVERSING ACCROSS THE WIDTH OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. NO INJURIES.