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.
During climb out with landing gear retracting pilot felt/heard "thump". Landing gear was extended with 3 green indications. Fly-by control tower visually confirmed landing gear down. An uneventful landing was made. The post flight walk around revealed inital impact of a bird, with associated feathers and blodd, at the right hand pitot probe. Further inspection showed the right hand wing leading edge with approximately a 12 inch area caved in. The right hand engine inlet leading edge was crushed in two areas. The impact caused the engine cowling leading edge to separate where the remains of the bird(s) were found.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMB OUT WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTING PILOT FELT/HEARD "THUMP". LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED WITH 3 GREEN INDICATIONS. FLY-BY CONTROL TOWER VISUALLY CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR DOWN. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND REVEALED INITAL IMPACT OF A BIRD, WITH ASSOCIATED FEATHERS AND BLODD, AT THE RIGHT HAND PITOT PROBE. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THE RIGHT HAND WING LEADING EDGE WITH APPROXIMATELY A 12 INCH AREA CAVED IN. THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE INLET LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED IN TWO AREAS. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE ENGINE COWLING LEADING EDGE TO SEPARATE WHERE THE REMAINS OF THE BIRD(S) WERE FOUND.
Other reports on N361PJ · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.