# Incident 20110621011609I: Coats David A VANS RV-8A, Pueblo, CO, June 21, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2011, 18:38 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2899° N, 104.4980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUEBLO MEML (PUB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2899&lon=-104.4980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984N-2013-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coats David A VANS RV-8A (registry code 05618RO, https://openairdocs.org/model/coats-david-a-vans-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COATS DAVID A VANS RV-8A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110621011609I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2011 AT 1838 MDT, N984N; A VANS RV8A , STRUCK A BIRD WITH THE RIGHT WING WHILE ON 5 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 8L OF THE PUEBLO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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