# Incident 20250718010029I: Piper PA-32-300, Greensboro, NC, July 18, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2025, 13:14 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3678M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3678M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250718010029I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BIRD WHILE ON FINAL FOR RW23L AT GSO AIRPORT DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING.

## Other reports on N3678M (1)

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

- [Incident 19840309012449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840309012449I), Mar 9, 1984: Piper PA32300 (N3678M), Elizabeth City, NC, Minor damage. Became confused with taxi lights. Departed taxiway. Struck a sign on return to taxiway.

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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