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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Orlando, FL · September 6, 2010

Date: September 6, 2010 · 13:45 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N191LR
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total2,000 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

N191LRRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1720 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft had a bird-strike flying from melbourne, FL [mlb] to Orlando, FL [orl].pilot departed mlb at 1335, bird strike occured at 1345 and aircraft arrived at orl at 1355.minor damage to r/h engine cowling & deice booton prop. Pilot advised he was near the "powerplant stacks" near the beachline expressway and was about 2000' AGL when he saw a flock of what appeared to be turkey buzzards, one bird flew into the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD A BIRD-STRIKE FLYING FROM MELBOURNE, FL [MLB] TO ORLANDO, FL [ORL].PILOT DEPARTED MLB AT 1335, BIRD STRIKE OCCURED AT 1345 AND AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT ORL AT 1355.MINOR DAMAGE TO R/H ENGINE COWLING & DEICE BOOTON PROP. PILOT ADVISED HE WAS NEAR THE "POWERPLANT STACKS" NEAR THE BEACHLINE EXPRESSWAY AND WAS ABOUT 2000' AGL WHEN HE SAW A FLOCK OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE TURKEY BUZZARDS, ONE BIRD FLEW INTO THE AIRCRAFT.