# Incident 20200116000679I: Piper PA-28-181, Denver, CO, January 16, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2020, 15:14 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5342K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5342K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200116000679I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RECEIVED BIRD STRIKE ON RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE UPON APPROACH TO LAND 35R. MINIMAL DAMAGE, SMALL DENT NO SNARGE/REMAINS.

## Other reports on N5342K (1)

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

- [Incident 20220407004569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220407004569I), Apr 7, 2022: Piper PA-28-181 (N5342K), Rio Vista, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot on short final was distracted and flustered when another aircraft taxied into position on landing rwy 25 and took off in front of her without any…

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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