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Small aircraft at cruise has bird strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 265028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199403 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : coi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 265028 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Bird strike (left wing leading edge). No spar damage. Many vultures in the air at the time. I avoided 2 of them but did not see the bird I hit. The strike occurred 5 mi southwest of the merrit island (coi) airport. I had just completed a series of training maneuvers and was on the way back to the airport. The damage did not affect the control of the aircraft. I proceeded to the airport, coi, where the aircraft is based and made a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA AT CRUISE HAS BIRD STRIKE.
Narrative: BIRD STRIKE (L WING LEADING EDGE). NO SPAR DAMAGE. MANY VULTURES IN THE AIR AT THE TIME. I AVOIDED 2 OF THEM BUT DID NOT SEE THE BIRD I HIT. THE STRIKE OCCURRED 5 MI SW OF THE MERRIT ISLAND (COI) ARPT. I HAD JUST COMPLETED A SERIES OF TRAINING MANEUVERS AND WAS ON THE WAY BACK TO THE ARPT. THE DAMAGE DID NOT AFFECT THE CTL OF THE ACFT. I PROCEEDED TO THE ARPT, COI, WHERE THE ACFT IS BASED AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.