# Incident 20150129000869I: Pajak Paul VANS RV7A, Umatilla, FL, January 29, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2015, 14:32 local time
- Place: Umatilla, FL
- Airport: Umatilla Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9247° N, 81.6518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UMATILLA MUNI (X23), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9247&lon=-81.6518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654PJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N654PJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pajak Paul VANS RV7A (registry code 05621DH, https://openairdocs.org/model/pajak-paul-vans-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAJAK PAUL VANS RV7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150129000869I

## Narrative

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

THE BIRD STRIKE INCIDENT THAT HAPPEN ON JANUARY 29, 2015 AT 1432 EST (1932UTC).  THE PILOT FLYING HIS VANS RV-7A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT (N654PJ) FROM SANFORD, ORLANDO (SFB) TO UMATILLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X23). THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE STARTED DESCENDING TO UMATILLIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (X23) A BIRD HIT HIS RIGHT LEADING EDGE DESCENDING FROM 2000 FEET. THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING WAS $237.00. THE RV-7A WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIR.

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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