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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Arlington, TX · January 14, 2025

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Date
January 14, 2025 · 14:00 local
Place
Arlington, TX
Airport
Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
ACAS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N814AT
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1H6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
N814ATRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496493 · Built 2019Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1H6Reciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated on departure, the student and herself saw some birds and maunvered to avoid them. Shortly after, the pilot's side windscreen was struck by a bird shattering that side's windscreen. The instructor promptly took control of the airplane, declared an emergency to atc/Arlington tower and returned to gky for an uneventfull landing. The only injuries sustained by anyone on baord was a few minor scratches on the instructor's forehead.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ON DEPARTURE, THE STUDENT AND HERSELF SAW SOME BIRDS AND MAUNVERED TO AVOID THEM. SHORTLY AFTER, THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDSCREEN WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD SHATTERING THAT SIDE'S WINDSCREEN. THE INSTRUCTOR PROMPTLY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC/ARLINGTON TOWER AND RETURNED TO GKY FOR AN UNEVENTFULL LANDING. THE ONLY INJURIES SUSTAINED BY ANYONE ON BAORD WAS A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE INSTRUCTOR'S FOREHEAD.