20071205827659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-160 · Berryville, AR · December 5, 2007

Date: December 5, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place: Berryville, AR
Airport: Carroll County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5475W
Reported as: Piper PA28160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5475WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-160S/N 28-557 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 5, 2007, at 1030 central daylight savings time, a Piper PA-28-160 received minor damage during a normal landing at Carroll County Airport, Berryville Arkansas when a turkey impacted the passenger windshield and ended up inside the aircraft. The airplane was registered and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted. The private pilot was the sole occupant of the airplane and was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the CFR 14, part 91 local flight. The flight was terminating at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A PIPER PA-28-160 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A NORMAL LANDING AT CARROLL COUNTY AIRPORT, BERRYVILLE ARKANSAS WHEN A TURKEY IMPACTED THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD AND ENDED UP INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE AND WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE CFR 14, PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.