# Incident 20060330028469I: Piper PA31310, Victorville, CA, March 30, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2006
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: George Afb Base Ops
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8167° N, 117.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8167&lon=-117.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7086Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7086Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330028469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A LARGE BIRD IMPACTED THE LEFT WING ON TAKE-OFF RESULTING IN DAMAGE. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF BIRDS, AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AROUND THEM, ONE IMPACTED THE LEFT WING.

## 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 LAX06CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA140), Mar 30, 2006: Piper PA-31-310 (N7086Z), Victorville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an in-flight collision with a bird.

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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