# Incident 19990501015709I: Piper PA28161, Niagara Falls, NY, May 1, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1084° N, 78.9462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIAGARA FALLS INTL (IAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1084&lon=-78.9462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40060, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990501015709I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/1/99 AT 1300 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N40060, STRUCK A BIRD WHILE LANDING AT IAG; CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT IAG AND A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO 9G3 FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE.                                                                                                 THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N40060 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910715027459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715027459I), Jul 15, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N40060), Akron, NY, Minor damage. Lack of acceleration on takeoff. Aborted. Unable to stop on remaining runway. Stopped in field.

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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