What happened
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(-23) On 3/26/2008, privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted flew N767PD, a Piper seneca (PA-34-200T) owned by privacy data omitted from toledo metcalf airport (tdz) to Akron Canton airport (cak). On the approach to cak, the aircraft experienced a bird strike. The aircraft landed successfully, however, it had experienced substantial damage to the wing. The pilots had the wing cleaned and had duct tape applied over the damage, and then flew the aircraft back to tdz, without obtaining an aircraft ferry permit. privacy data omitted Stated to cle FSDO ais's privacy data omitted that he was acting as the pilot for both of these flights. Both flights were conducted on an instrument flight rules flight plan, although neither privacy data omitted nor privacy data omitted hold a multi-engine instrument rating. privacy data omitted Does not hold an instrument rating at all, and privacy data omitted holds an instrument rating limited to single engine aircraft. privacy data omitted Provided information for this report. privacy data omitted Would not return calls to provide information.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 3/26/2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW N767PD, A PIPER SENECA (PA-34-200T) OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM TOLEDO METCALF AIRPORT (TDZ) TO AKRON CANTON AIRPORT (CAK). ON THE APPROACH TO CAK, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, HOWEVER, IT HAD EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. THE PILOTS HAD THE WING CLEANED AND HAD DUCT TAPE APPLIED OVER THE DAMAGE, AND THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO TDZ, WITHOUT OBTAINING AN AIRCRAFT FERRY PERMIT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO CLE FSDO AIS'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT HE WAS ACTING AS THE PILOT FOR BOTH OF THESE FLIGHTS. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN, ALTHOUGH NEITHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLD A MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUMENT RATING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HOLD AN INSTRUMENT RATING AT ALL, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS AN INSTRUMENT RATING LIMITED TO SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED INFORMATION FOR THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WOULD NOT RETURN CALLS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.