# Incident 20260329002639I: Piper PA-28-180, Taylors, SC, March 29, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2026, 11:38 local time
- Place: Taylors, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8483° N, 82.3481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8483&lon=-82.3481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2333R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2333R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260329002639I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LEVELING OFF FROM CLIMB OUT THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG. AFTER VERIFYING THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING THE PILOT THEN NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING. THE PILOT ADVISED ATC OF THE BIRD STRIKE, RETURNED TO THE AIRFIELD, AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA155), Mar 29, 2026: Piper PA-28-180 (N2333R), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight.

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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