# Incident 20190311001169I: Piper PA-28-181, Richmond, VA, March 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2019, 11:05 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND INTL (RIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5052&lon=-77.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N558K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N558K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, 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 PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190311001169I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EAGLE DURING LANDING FLARE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  PILOT STATED TWO BALD EAGLES WERE SEEN ON THE GROUND AJACENT TO THE 1000 FOOT MARKERS ON RUNWAY 07.  PILOT STATED ONE OF THE BIRDS WAS STARTLED AND JUMPED UP IN THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT PASSED.

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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