# Incident 20190413002719I: Embraer EMB-145LR, Philadelphia, PA, April 13, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2019, 07:23 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International Air
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HNAA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145LR
- Reported engine: ALLISON AE 3007A
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,755 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190413002719I

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019, PIEDMONT AIRLINES FLIGHT 5009 STUCK A BIRD JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHILE LANDING AT PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL). THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE AND PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FLAP AND A PIECE OF THE LEFT FLAP WAS MISSING. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE HAD INGESTED DEBRIS FROM THE FLAP.

## Other reports on N609DP (1)

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

- [Incident 20131006018229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131006018229I), Oct 6, 2013: Embraer EMB-145LR (N609DP), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. American eagle flight 3176, an emb 145LR, N609DP, serial number 145069, departed pia for dfw. Climbing through about 11,000 the crew heard a loud pop and…

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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