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| Date: | Monday 8 September 2025 |
| Time: | 21:44 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145LR |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration: | N931AE |
| MSN: | 14500912 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico County Airport, MD (SBY/KSBY) |
| Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
American Eagle flight AA5890, an Embraer ERJ-145LR operated by Piedmont Airlines, struck multiple birds while on approach to runway 09R at Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL). A go-around was initiated and the aircraft landed safely.
A post flight inspection revealed damage to the radome, nose gear door and lower antenna.
The aircraft was ferried back to Salisbury Airport, PA (SBY) the next day for repairs, and resumed service on September 18.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N931AE/history/20250908/2319Z/KSBY/KPHL
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 2011 | N931AE | American Eagle | 0 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2025 16:28 | ASN | Added |
| 18-Sep-2025 16:29 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, Category, ] |
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