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Pilot believed he had a bird strike but after landing and inspecting the aircraft determined it was a collision with a drone.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1754562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RHV.Tower |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 1120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
I was entering right traffic from the north. I was midfield downwind when I heard something impact my right wing. I looked right and saw a black blur. I called the tower and reported a bird strike. I continued with a normal landing. After landing I inspected the aircraft and noticed damage to the leading edge and skin. With no bird debris on the wing; I believe I had a drone strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot believed he had a bird strike but after landing and inspecting the aircraft determined it was a collision with a drone.
Narrative: I was entering right traffic from the north. I was midfield downwind when I heard something impact my right wing. I looked right and saw a black blur. I called the tower and reported a bird strike. I continued with a normal landing. After landing I inspected the aircraft and noticed damage to the leading edge and skin. With no bird debris on the wing; I believe I had a drone strike.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.