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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Casa Grande, AZ · May 26, 2006

Date: May 26, 2006 · 09:35 local
Place: Casa Grande, AZ
Airport: Casa Grande Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N123AK
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total450 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N123AKRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1543 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23) Airman was ferrying his recently purchased aircraft from Florida to California. During climbout from Casa Grande, a planned stop, the aircraft struck a bird, the pilot states that his altitude was approximately 2500 feet AGL. The windscreen was destroyed, and the pilot suffered minor injuries to his eye. The pilot received medical attention at Casa Grande medical center, and was released less than 24 hours later.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN WAS FERRYING HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA. DURING CLIMBOUT FROM CASA GRANDE, A PLANNED STOP, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD, THE PILOT STATES THAT HIS ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET AGL. THE WINDSCREEN WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS EYE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT CASA GRANDE MEDICAL CENTER, AND WAS RELEASED LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER.