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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZ · January 7, 2022

Date
January 7, 2022 · 14:18 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
B4VS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4403P
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

1/7/2022 @16:10 Roc called for event 697908, "Phoenix, AZ (iwa): N4403P, P28A, bird strike (hawk) on final rwy 3OC." Aircraft was operated by cae for a training flight and was about 2 NM southwest of Gateway airport when a bird, believed to be a hawk, impacted the right wing just outboard of the landing gear. Damage did not significantly affect flight characteristics and aircraft landed safely. The NTSB and cae safety officer participated in the conference hosted by the roc. After review of photos provided, the NTSB classified the damage as minor and the event an incident. No operational or technical factors identified and no corrective action necessary.

As the FAA filed it

1/7/2022 @16:10 ROC CALLED FOR EVENT 697908, "PHOENIX, AZ (IWA): N4403P, P28A, BIRD STRIKE (HAWK) ON FINAL RWY 3OC." AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY CAE FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT AND WAS ABOUT 2 NM SOUTHWEST OF GATEWAY AIRPORT WHEN A BIRD, BELIEVED TO BE A HAWK, IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING JUST OUTBOARD OF THE LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE DID NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS AND AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. THE NTSB AND CAE SAFETY OFFICER PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE ROC. AFTER REVIEW OF PHOTOS PROVIDED, THE NTSB CLASSIFIED THE DAMAGE AS MINOR AND THE EVENT AN INCIDENT. NO OPERATIONAL OR TECHNICAL FACTORS IDENTIFIED AND NO CORRECTIVE ACTION NECESSARY.