# Accident 20220902015479A: Piper PA-28R-201, Toughkenamon, PA, September 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2022, 10:45 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8300° N, 75.7710° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8300&lon=-75.7710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78QB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78QB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220902015479A

## Narrative

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

THREE NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF N57, WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 06, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1500 FEET, A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT WING.  PILOT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, INSPECTORS OBSERVED A DENT IN THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE WING, 31 INCHES FROM THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND 18 INCHES FROM LEADING EDGE.  INTERNAL SURVEY OF THE WING REVEALED THE WING SPAR UPPER EDGE WAS BENT DOWNWARD, FOLLOWING THE CURVATURE OF THE DENT ON THE UPPER WING SURFACE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA403), Sep 2, 2022: Piper PA28R (N78QB), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird while entering the traffic pattern.

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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