20210409005879I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Vans RV-7 · Boulder, CO · April 9, 2021

Date
April 9, 2021 · 20:27 local
Place
Boulder, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N137RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBDCA21LA120
Reported as
Vans RV-7
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total80 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On a flight from kman to kbjc, under VMC, upon decent aircraft encountered a bird strike. Aircraft canopy received damage to 75% of the plastic. Pilot received minor injuries. Aircraft landed without further incident at kbdu.

As the FAA filed it

ON A FLIGHT FROM KMAN TO KBJC, UNDER VMC, UPON DECENT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. AIRCRAFT CANOPY RECEIVED DAMAGE TO 75% OF THE PLASTIC. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT KBDU.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.