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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Bethel, AK · May 7, 2010

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Date
May 7, 2010 · 19:15 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ENHA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77HV
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC10CA031
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
4,022 total1,650 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days
N77HVRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 318152193 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was in cruise flight, enroute from emmonak to Bethel when it was struck by two birds. One strike damaged the right wing leading edge causing wing structural damage. Another strike impacted the RH cockpit windshield, going through the windshield and through the RH interior of the aircraft. The pilot was not injured. The pilot safely landed the aircraft in Bethel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ENROUTE FROM EMMONAK TO BETHEL WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY TWO BIRDS. ONE STRIKE DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE CAUSING WING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ANOTHER STRIKE IMPACTED THE RH COCKPIT WINDSHIELD, GOING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THROUGH THE RH INTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT SAFELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN BETHEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC10CA031Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEek, AKAn in-flight collisions with two Cackling Geese (Branta Hutchinsii).May 8, 2010 · Substantial damage