Massive Ice Chunk ‘Falls From the Sky’ and Crashes Through Florida Home, Leaving Gaping Hole in Roof

Mar. 15, 2025

Photos of the ice chunk that crashed into a Palm Coast, Fla. home on Feb. 3, 2025.Photo:Palm Coast Fire Department

Palm Coast Fire Department

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident involving a large chunk of ice falling from the sky and crashing into a Florida home.

The agency confirms to PEOPLE that it has opened an investigation after the ice chunk smashed through the Palm Coast residence on Monday, Feb. 3, leaving a gaping hole in the roof. They are looking into whether it may have come from an aircraft flying overhead.

Photos of the damage included in a Palm Coast Fire Departmentincident alertshow the ice scattered inside the hole on the roof, as well as on the ground surrounding the home.

Hole left in the roof of a Palm Coast, Fla. home after an ice chunk crashed into it.Palm Coast Fire Department

The fire department responded to the incident at 3:39 p.m. local time following “reports of a large chunk of ice falling from the sky,” according to the alert. “The caller reported multiple pieces of ice scattered across the roadway, with one striking a neighbor’s home.”

After fire crews arrived at the scene, they discovered “a hole in the metal roof and remnants of ice that had penetrated into the living quarters.” They then alerted the FAA and the Palm Coast Building Department who later cleared the home for occupancy after an inspection.

“The fire department placed a blue tarp over the damaged roof to protect the property,” the alert continues. “No injuries were reported.”

Ice scattered around the property.Palm Coast Fire Department

While it has not been confirmed that the ice chunk came from a plane, the FAA is investigating the possibility as “water may leak out and form ice on the outside of an aircraft,” the agency said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

“As the aircraft descends and the temperature warms, the ice can melt and fall off,” the statement continues. “When the FAA gets reports about such incidents, the agency tries to determine whether the ice could have come from an aircraft and then identify aircraft potentially involved.”

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Another angle of the hole left from the ice chunk that fell from the sky.Palm Coast Fire Department

The incident comes more than one year after a very similar incident involving a chunk of ice smashing through the roof of a California couple’s home on Jan. 1, 2024.

Michael Reese and Leah Ferrariniallege that the ice block came from a JetBlue aircraft, according to a lawsuit they filed in January. The couple is suing the airline for $1 million alleging negligence and trespassing,CBS NewsandABC Newsreported at the time.

Jet Blue airplane (left) and a large ice chunk (right).CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty; Getty

CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty; Getty

According to the lawsuit, a JetBlue Airbus A321 was reportedly flying from Los Angeles to New York when the incident occurred.

The lawsuit reportedly claims that the couple was asleep when an ice chunk “the size of a watermelon” crashed into their bedroom, nearly resulting in “devastating physical injury” for the two had they not “barely escaped.”

Reese and Ferrarini also claim they “suffered severe emotional distress” that has resulted in insomnia and a fear of planes flying over their home following the alleged incident, the outlets reported.

source: people.com