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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Lancair · Mineral Wells, TX · September 3, 1996

Date: September 3, 1996 · 16:30 local
Place: Mineral Wells, TX
Airport: Mineral Wells Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N353RD
Reported as: Amtr Lancair
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total10 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

N353RDRegistered now · Dehaven J E/Dehaven C R LANCAIR 360 DEHAVENS/N 794-320-636 FB · Built 1995 Airframe modelDehaven J E/Dehaven C R LANCAIR 360 DEHAVEN Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: aircraft was in cruise flight at 2000' MSL, approximately 7 NM sw of Mineral Wells, TX airport. Pilot's attention was distracted to inside cockpit momentarily and when he looked up the bird (a buzzard) was visible for approximately three seconds before impact with right side of aircraft windscreen. Substantial damage was done to windscreen. Aircraft returned to airport and landed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2000' MSL, APPROXIMATELY 7 NM SW OF MINERAL WELLS, TX AIRPORT. PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED TO INSIDE COCKPIT MOMENTARILY AND WHEN HE LOOKED UP THE BIRD (A BUZZARD) WAS VISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS BEFORE IMPACT WITH RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT WINDSCREEN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO WINDSCREEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED.

Other reports on N353RD · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20040903021379ILevel Off Touchdown · Port Townsend, WA(-23) The pilot stated that he had just recently purchased the aircraft and that he was practicing touch & go landings at the Jefferson county airport located at Port Townsend, WA. Before attempting to land at his place of residence at the diamond point…Sep 3, 2004 · Minor damage Incident 19990705034409IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Santa Barbara, CA(-23) During landing roll out the nose gear collapsed. Pilot statement revealed nothing extraordinary about the landing, just that the nose gear collapsed on roll out. Along with the written statement provided by Mr. Spiegel he also sent copies of photo's…Jul 5, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19981116040779ILevel Off Touchdown · Long Beach, CA(-5)Mrs. Norris failed to make sure she had gear down indicators (green light) prior to touchdown. The main gear apparently failed to extend resulting in a gear up incident.Nov 16, 1998 · Minor damage