# Incident 20260219001599I: Airbus A320-214, Grand Rapids, MI, February 19, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2026, 11:55 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Gerald R. Ford International A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WX0A
- Location: 42.8808° N, 85.5228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GERALD R FORD INTL (GRR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8808&lon=-85.5228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 series (registry code 13090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-5B4/3
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,205 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260219001599I

## Narrative

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

GRAND RAPIDS, MI (GRR): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A320, PGD-GRR, LANDED

RWY 17 AND UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT

REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEADING

EDGE OF RIGHT WING. ARPT OPS REPORTED THE ACFT IS

GROUNDED AT THE MOMENT THIS REPORTED IS BEING

SUBMITTED. 02/19/2026 1855Z

PILOT'S NARRATIVE:

"AFTER LANDING AND PARKING AT GATE B8 THE AVFLIGHT SUPERVISOR ENTERED THE FLIGHT DECK AND NOTIFIED THE FO AND MYSELF THAT IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT HAD HIT A BIRD ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING.   I VERIFIED THE BIRD STRIKE AND NOTIFIED DISPATCH, MOC AND GRR GROUND CONTROL OF THE BIRD STRIKE."

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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