38.0367° N, 84.6086° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 10, 1996 · 03:30 local
Place
Lexington, KY
Airport
Blue Grass
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
P6GA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N304MC
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total40 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot heard loud noise. Reported bird strike 10 to 15 min. After landing. Damage to right side of horizontal stab.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT HEARD LOUD NOISE. REPORTED BIRD STRIKE 10 TO 15 MIN. AFTER LANDING. DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STAB.