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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Taylorsville, KY · October 10, 2010

Date: October 10, 2010 · 14:35 local
Place: Taylorsville, KY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3012A
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,810 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3012ARegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7990112 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On October 10, 2010 while conducting a site-seeing flight south of frankfort, KY in N3012A, a PA-28-181, I was in contact with lexington approach and in straight and level flight at approximately 2200 ft MSL. I then detected movement in my peripheral field of vision, and as quickly as I could turn my head, I saw a bird and in less than a second, it impacted the right wingtip, separating it from the aircraft. I estimate this to be approximately 14:35 EDT. I informed lexington approach and let them know that the aircraft was still flying normally. I then proceeded to and landed at fft without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 10, 2010 WHILE CONDUCTING A SITE-SEEING FLIGHT SOUTH OF FRANKFORT, KY IN N3012A, A PA-28-181, I WAS IN CONTACT WITH LEXINGTON APPROACH AND IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 FT MSL. I THEN DETECTED MOVEMENT IN MY PERIPHERAL FIELD OF VISION, AND AS QUICKLY AS I COULD TURN MY HEAD, I SAW A BIRD AND IN LESS THAN A SECOND, IT IMPACTED THE RIGHT WINGTIP, SEPARATING IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. I ESTIMATE THIS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 14:35 EDT. I INFORMED LEXINGTON APPROACH AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL FLYING NORMALLY. I THEN PROCEEDED TO AND LANDED AT FFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.