# Incident 20091023022439I: Gulstm 695, Mesa, AZ, October 23, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9812S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9812S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 695 (registry code 7630518, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-695) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 695
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,731 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091023022439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N9812S TOOK OFF FROM FALCON FIELD ON 10/23/2009 ABOUT 10:30 AM. WHEN IT HAD A BIRD STRIKE TO THE OUTER EDGE OF THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  PILOT ABORTED FLIGHT, TAXIED BACK AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE.  AFTER INSPECTING AIRCRAFT DAMAGED AND CONSULTING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN A&P, PILOT DECIDED TO FLY AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIRS WITHOUT A FERRY PERMIT OR ANY ENTRIES IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCC LOG.  PILOT REFERRED TO NTSB 830.2 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SECTION FOR FOR DETERMINING THE DAMAGE, AND AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND REPAIRED IAW THE MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS, AC43.13-1B AND LOG ENTRIES MADE.  AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.  THE PILOT WAS ASKED TO COME TO THE SCOTTSDALE FSDO FOR ADDITIONAL COUNSELING CONCERNING HIS RESPONSIBILITIES AND UNDERSTANDING OF FAR 91.7, WHICH STATES THAT THE PILOT IN COMMAND IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE AIRCRAFT IS IN CONDITION FOR SAFE FLIGHT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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