# Incident 19871009064349I: Piper PA28140, Pittsburgh, PA, October 9, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5520F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5520F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 450 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871009064349I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5520F (1)

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

- [Incident 19920502013179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502013179I), May 2, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N5520F), Leechburg, PA, Minor damage. Engine quit en route. Forced landing in field. No lubricating oil in engine and no apparent oil leaks noted.

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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