# Accident 20030511015209A: Piper PA46350P, Brooksville, FL, May 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4736° N, 82.4556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4736&lon=-82.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7KH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030511015209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MAY 11, 2003, AT 1600 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-46-350P, N7KH, REGISTERED TO LIBERY OIL AND REFINING ASSOCIATION, INC., COLLIDED WITH A BIRD ON THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WHILE DOING APPROACHES AT BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA AIRPORT (BKV). THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA AIRPORT (PIE) AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXAMINED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ON THE NEXT DAY DEPARTED FROM PIE AND FLEW TO LANTANA, FLORIDA AIRPORT (LNA). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IT WAS DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND ON MARCH 27, 2003 THE PILOT REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO NTSB IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE NTSB REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO THE TAMPA FSDO ON JUNE 6, 2003.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA115), May 11, 2003: Piper PA-46-350P (N7KH), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a Black Vulture resulting in substantial damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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