# Incident 20181008019619I: Piper PA-28-235, West Jordan, UT, October 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2018, 20:30 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Airport: South Valley Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6195° N, 111.9929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTH VALLEY RGNL (SVR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6195&lon=-111.9929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1490X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1490X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181008019619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING THE RNAV 34 APPROACH INTO KU42 AT NIGHT WHEN HE STRUCK AT LEAST TWO (2) LARGE BIRDS.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A LARGE DENT ON THE RIGHT WING, BROKEN LEFT WINDSHIELD, AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER JUST FORWARD OF THE RUDDER.

## Other reports on N1490X (1)

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

- [Accident 19780509008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509008519A), May 9, 1978: Piper PA28235 (N1490X), Fairfield, IA, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 28. Collided with culvert which runs under runway.

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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