# Incident 20180204002009I: Piper PA-28R-180, Waterloo, IA, February 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2018, 16:15 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3718T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3718T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,073 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180204002009I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT WATERLOO, IA (ALO).  5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH EAST OF ALO, THE PILOT REPORTED STRIKING A GOOSE WITH THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT ALO.  DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SAW THE GEESE BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION AND FELT ONE BIRD HIT THE AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT CONTROL DID NOT BECOME AN ISSUE.  AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A SMALL DENT ON THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## Other reports on N3718T (1)

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

- [Accident 20010614017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614017069A), Jun 14, 2001: Piper PA28R180 (N3718T), Green Bay, WI, No damage. (-23) On June 14, 2001, at 1715 CDT a Piper PA289R, N3718T registered to fonddulac aviation club inc. landed gear up on runway 24 at Austin Straubel…

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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