# NTSB CEN14CA209: Piper PA 28-181, N405S, Put in Bay, OH, April 21, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 21, 2014, 07:30 local (11:30 UTC) - Place: Put in Bay, OH - Coordinates: 41.631668, -82.835281 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6317&lon=-82.8353&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 89095 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA209 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89095/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89095 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA209 ## Probable cause An inflight collision with a goose while on an approach. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot and three passengers were on a short cross-country flight. As they approached their destination airport and while on final approach, the airplane collided with a goose. The pilot was able to land the airplane uneventfully. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the outer section of the right wing. ## Factual narrative The pilot and three passengers were on a short cross-country flight. As they approached their destination airport and while on final approach, the airplane collided with a goose. The pilot was able to land the airplane uneventfully. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the outer section of the right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N405S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N405S), registered now, S/N 2890015, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA 28-181 (181) - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2890015 - Year built: 1986 - Airframe hours: 8599 - Engines: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Griffing Flying Service - Registered owner: Ozziac Enterprises Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 14, 2014 - Departed: KPCW, Port Clinton, OH - Destination: Put in Bay, OH - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 975 total, 300 in this make and model, 900 as pilot in command, 250 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KPCW, 7 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20140421007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140421007569A), Apr 21, 2014: Piper PA-28-181, Put In Bay, OH, Substantial damage. While on short final approach to 3W2 (Put-In-Bay, Ohio), runway 03, the aircraft struck a goose with the outboard section of the right wing leading edge. The… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 13, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89095. 591 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 576 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412216&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Report (item 2, .PDF, 15 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412217&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF 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. 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