Bird strike Accident Piper PA-44-180 Seminole N928ER, Saturday 21 October 2000

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Date:	Saturday 21 October 2000
Time:	11:40 LT
Type:	Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Owner/operator:	Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ
Registration:	N928ER
MSN:	4496026
Year of manufacture:	1999
Total airframe hrs:	1172 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming LO-360-A1H6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Daytona Beach, FL - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	New Smyrna Beac, FL
Destination airport:	(KDAB)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The flight instructor stated that the aircraft was in level flight, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet, when a large bird impacted the outboard section of the right wing's leading edge. The instructor then declared an emergency, took control of the airplane from the student, and executing a precautionary landing at Spruce Creek, Florida. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the aircraft as a result of the bird strike.

Probable Cause: an inadvertent inflight collision with a bird during cruise flight that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

Accident investigation: