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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Lakeville, MN · November 22, 1997

Date: November 22, 1997 · 20:30 local
Place: Lakeville, MN
Airport: Airlake Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1447H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA045
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 511 total210 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N1447HRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7725144 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0320-E3D4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot on approach at night struck multiple geese. Structural damage to vertical fin leading edge, and in engine cowling. Landed without incident. Bird strike on approach. See above. (-23) pilot on approach at night struck multiple geese. Structural damage to vertical fin leading edge, and in engine cowling. Landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ON APPROACH AT NIGHT STRUCK MULTIPLE GEESE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO VERTICAL FIN LEADING EDGE, AND IN ENGINE COWLING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BIRD STRIKE ON APPROACH. SEE ABOVE. (-23) PILOT ON APPROACH AT NIGHT STRUCK MULTIPLE GEESE. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO VERTICAL FIN LEADING EDGE, AND IN ENGINE COWLING. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeville, MNgeese that were encounter on an ILS final approach. Darkness was a related factor.Nov 23, 1997 · Substantial damage