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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Gaithersburg, MD · April 5, 2009

Date: April 5, 2009 · 23:00 local
Place: Gaithersburg, MD
Airport: Montgomery County Airpark
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N28059
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 480 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N28059Registered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 79-30964 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 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) Bellanca aircraft N28059 was enroute to frederick municipal airport, from Montgomery County Airpark when it struck a bird at 2500' altitude. The aircraft returned to Montgomery County Airpark. Most of the windshield was broken out of the aircraft. The pilot and front seat passenger were injured and were taken to the hospital when the aircraft landed at Montgomery County Airpark. The bird could have been a goose or a hawk according to people at the airport. The bird was disposed of at the time I was there to inspect the aircraft. The interior and exterior of the aircraft had been cleaned at the time I inspected the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BELLANCA AIRCRAFT N28059 WAS ENROUTE TO FREDERICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK WHEN IT STRUCK A BIRD AT 2500' ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK. MOST OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK. THE BIRD COULD HAVE BEEN A GOOSE OR A HAWK ACCORDING TO PEOPLE AT THE AIRPORT. THE BIRD WAS DISPOSED OF AT THE TIME I WAS THERE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEANED AT THE TIME I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT.