# Accident 20100828045959A: Piper PA-15, Duvall, WA, August 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Duvall, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7053° N, 121.9947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7053&lon=-121.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4579H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4579H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 90 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100828045959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT A LARGE BIRD STRUCK AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH MADE THE AIRCRAFT DIFICULT TO CONTROL. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LARGE GRASS FIELD.  DURING FAA POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE MOUNTS AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD, NO SIGN OF FEATHERS BLOOD, OR BIRD REMAINS WHICH WOULD INDICATE A BIRD STRIKE. THE FUEL TANK APPEARED TO BE EMPTY. YOU COULD SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK WHICH WAS DRY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA434), Aug 28, 2010: Piper PA-15 (N4579H), Duvall, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird while maneuvering.

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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