# Incident 20210406012989I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, El Cajon, CA, April 6, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2021, 12:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N697CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 906 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210406012989I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/6/2021 N697CA WAS MANEUVERING OVER JAMUL CA IT STRUCK WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HAWK WITH ITS LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW TO GILLESPIE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP THE HAWK WAS STILL STUCK TO THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. AN FAA FORM 200-7 WAS PROVIDED TO THE FAA. AIRCRAFT IS AWAITING SHEETMETAL REPAIRS.

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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