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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Hartman Alfonse A RV6A · Albany, GA · September 29, 2018

Date: September 29, 2018 · 12:45 local
Place: Albany, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N543AH
Reported as: Hartman Alfonse A RV6A
Reported engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N543AHRegistered now · Hartman Alfonse A RV6AS/N 20543 · Built 2008 Airframe modelHartman Alfonse A RV6A Engine modelLycoming O-320-E2D4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While making an approach into Albany ga. Airport, while on final, the pilot saw a flock of birds in the air. The pilot swerved to avoid one group and got back on course when the aircraft struck a medium size bird that penetrated the canopy and entered the cockpit. The sparrow and debris then hit the pilot in the face and injured the copilots face also. The pilot immediately contacted the tower and declare an emergency and went around. They later landed safely and paramedics saw to their injuried.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH INTO ALBANY GA. AIRPORT, WHILE ON FINAL, THE PILOT SAW A FLOCK OF BIRDS IN THE AIR. THE PILOT SWERVED TO AVOID ONE GROUP AND GOT BACK ON COURSE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MEDIUM SIZE BIRD THAT PENETRATED THE CANOPY AND ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THE SPARROW AND DEBRIS THEN HIT THE PILOT IN THE FACE AND INJURED THE COPILOTS FACE ALSO. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE TOWER AND DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND WENT AROUND. THEY LATER LANDED SAFELY AND PARAMEDICS SAW TO THEIR INJURIED.