# Incident 20000419020339I: Piper PA28180, Provo, UT, April 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2000, 11:56 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2192° N, 111.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVO MUNI (PVU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2192&lon=-111.7234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4760L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4760L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 530 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000419020339I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ENROUTE FROM CEDAR CITY, UT, ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE (EAGLE) ALONG THE WEST SHORELING OF UTAH LAKE AT 6500 MSL. THE BIRD ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE RIGHT SIDE WINDSHIELD, STRIKING ^PRIVACY ^ IN HEAD.  TGE PILOT ,^PRIVACY DATA ^, AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT OF CONFUSION, REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DIVERTED TO PROVO, UT, WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.  ^PRIVACY ^ WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.  AFTER REMOVING THE BIRD AND ASSESSING THE DAMAGE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^      FLEW THE AIRCRAFT ON AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION FROM PROVO BACK TO CEDAR CITY. ^PRIVACY DATA O^

## Other reports on N4760L (2)

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

- [Accident 19980822021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822021549A), Aug 22, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N4760L), Hurricane, UT, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped on landing and went into a drainage ditch. (-23) during landing, aircraft ran off runway, stopping 75 feet to the right. Pilot tried to…
- [Accident 19850612024689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850612024689A), Jun 12, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N4760L), Delta, UT, Substantial damage. Student bounced, instructor made 2nd landing. Left main gear failed. Scissor bolt had stripped threads, came loose.

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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