20220922016569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Salt Lake City, UT · September 22, 2022

Date: September 22, 2022 · 20:30 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2919U
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA358
Reported as: Piper PA-28RT-201
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 954 total

N2919URegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-7918220 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was on approach into U42. About 2 miles out there was a loudcrashing sound, then the right side windscreen collapsed inward. The CFI was struck on the forehead by a piece of the windscreen. The other pilot complpeted the landing without incident. Neither pilot saw the bird, they only confirmed once on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH INTO U42. ABOUT 2 MILES OUT THERE WAS A LOUDCRASHING SOUND, THEN THE RIGHT SIDE WINDSCREEN COLLAPSED INWARD. THE CFI WAS STRUCK ON THE FOREHEAD BY A PIECE OF THE WINDSCREEN. THE OTHER PILOT COMPLPETED THE LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEITHER PILOT SAW THE BIRD, THEY ONLY CONFIRMED ONCE ON THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR22LA358Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSouth Jordan, UTThe pilot’s inability to see and avoid a bird while landing in dark night conditions.Sep 23, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2919U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20240612009329ILanding: Touchdown · West Jordan, UTOn June 12, 2024, a PIC and passenger were performing a maintenance flight after a landing gear anomaly had been identified which was unable to be duplicated on the ground. The PIC departed and raised the landing gear handle to the up position but the…Jun 12, 2024 · Minor damage