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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Pierre, SD · June 8, 2025

Date
June 8, 2025 · 12:00 local
Place
Pierre, SD
Airport
Pierre Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5216S
Reported as
Piper PA-32-300
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
214 total123 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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.

On June 8, 2025, at 12:00 a PA-32-300, privacy data omitted, was involved in an incident during takeoff rotation when the aircraft returned to the ground and struck serval runway lights. Strong and gusting winds prevailed, and VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and no injuries were reported. The pilot held a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at kpir on June 8, 2025 at 11:59.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 8, 2025, AT 12:00 A PA-32-300, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GROUND AND STRUCK SERVAL RUNWAY LIGHTS. STRONG AND GUSTING WINDS PREVAILED, AND VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KPIR ON JUNE 8, 2025 AT 11:59.

Other reports on N5216S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.