37.5538° N, 77.4603° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 2004 · 11:50 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Chesterfield County Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10G
Reported as
Amrgen AA1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total700 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft sustained a bird strike on the right side of the canopy, while on descent for landing. The sliding canopy shattered, and the vertical stabilizer sustained minor damage. The pilot was uninjured and performed a safe landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CANOPY, WHILE ON DESCENT FOR LANDING. THE SLIDING CANOPY SHATTERED, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND PERFORMED A SAFE LANDING.