# Incident 20260508003539I: Piper PA-32-260, Evansville, IN, May 8, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2026, 15:35 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0408° N, 87.5285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EVANSVILLE RGNL (EVV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0408&lon=-87.5285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3646W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3646W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260508003539I

## Narrative

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

ON 5/8/2026 A PILOT WAS COMPLETING VECTOR APPROACH AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (EVV), INDIANA AND ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE AT APPROXIMATELY 3:35PM EST.

THE PILOT STATED HE COMPLETED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO ASSESS POSSIBLE DAMAGE. VISUAL INSPECTION INDENTIFIED TWO DENTS IN THE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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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