# Incident 20220909015459I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Toughkenamon, PA, September 9, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2022, 09:15 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8305° N, 75.7698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW GARDEN (N57), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8305&lon=-75.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N631RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N631RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-N (registry code 17215, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909015459I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CIRRUS SR22, WAS ENROUTE BETWEEN LAURENCE G HANSCOM FIELD (KBED) AND NEW GARDEN AIRPORT (N57) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.

WHEN APPROACHING N57 THE PILOTS REQUESTED THE RNAV 06 APPROACH, WHICH WAS GRANTED. PILOT FLYING PUT ON A VIEW LIMITING DEVICE IN ORDER TO USE THE APPROACH FOR CURRENCY. PILOT NOT FLYING WAS ACTING AS SAFETY PILOT.

WHILE PASSING DELFA ON THE PROCEDURE TURN INBOUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BALD EAGLE. PILOT FLYING REMOVED THE VIEW LIMITING DEVICE AND CONTINUED NORMALLY ON THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD, COCKPIT HEADLINER AND UPPER FUSELAGE ADJACENT THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD.

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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