# Incident 20181216018649I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Concord, NC, December 16, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2018, 13:38 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4088° N, 80.5795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4088&lon=-80.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N592K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 84 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181216018649I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 1/2 MILE FINAL FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A BIRD. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. LEFT WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE

REFERENCE PTRS #201900952

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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