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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus SR22 · Fort Lauderdal, FL · September 26, 2008

Date
September 26, 2008 · 13:12 local
Place
Fort Lauderdal, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N124JF
Reported as
Cirrus SR22
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,300 total600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot departed on rnwy 08 kfxe, flew crosswind and then continued on a down wind departure and climb. At approx 2500 feet and 4 NM north west, at least 2 birds contacted the aircraft. One bird contacted and broke the wind screen and entered the cockpit. Another bird was wedged in the sheet metal junction near the left main gear wheel fairing. Pilot squwaked 7777 and returned back to kfxe and landed without further incindent. Pilot received medical attention and 4 stiches to close small laceration. Wx data –fxe special 261720Z 08005KT 10SM SCT040 BKN120 29/17 A2991

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED ON RNWY 08 KFXE, FLEW CROSSWIND AND THEN CONTINUED ON A DOWN WIND DEPARTURE AND CLIMB. AT APPROX 2500 FEET AND 4 NM NORTH WEST, AT LEAST 2 BIRDS CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT. ONE BIRD CONTACTED AND BROKE THE WIND SCREEN AND ENTERED THE COCKPIT. ANOTHER BIRD WAS WEDGED IN THE SHEET METAL JUNCTION NEAR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL FAIRING. PILOT SQUWAKED 7777 AND RETURNED BACK TO KFXE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCINDENT. PILOT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND 4 STICHES TO CLOSE SMALL LACERATION. WX DATA –FXE SPECIAL 261720Z 08005KT 10SM SCT040 BKN120 29/17 A2991