# Incident 20180508004959I: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Minot, ND, May 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8271Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8271Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180508004959I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, A PIPER PA-28 ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE.  THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF A FLIGHT FROM DEVILS LAKE ND TO MINOT ND.  ON FINAL APPROACH INTO RUNWAY 31 INTO MINOT, A BIRD FLEW UP FROM NEAR THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE NOSE GEAR DOOR.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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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