# Incident 20241018014659I: Piper PA-28-161, Farmingdale, NY, October 18, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2024, 19:30 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Farmingdale
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: N5YS
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- 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/20241018014659I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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