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FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Casper, WY · June 30, 2011

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Date
June 30, 2011 · 05:47 local
Place
Casper, WY
Airport
Natrona International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WT6A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59798
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA299
Reported as
Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
23,200 total13,600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N59798Registration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7652071 · Built 1976Airframe 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.

Pilot lost control of the aircraft when a large bird (possibly an owl) flew at the pilot's windshield just before touchdown. Pilot apparently ducked and pushed forward on the control yoke at the same time causing the aircraft to hit the runway hard at an angle shearing all three landing gears and sliding to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN A LARGE BIRD (POSSIBLY AN OWL) FLEW AT THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. PILOT APPARENTLY DUCKED AND PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL YOKE AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AT AN ANGLE SHEARING ALL THREE LANDING GEARS AND SLIDING TO A STOP.

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 WPR11CA299Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCasper, WYAn in-flight collision with a bird at low altitude.Jun 30, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N59798 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20080129010669ILevel Off Touchdown · Big Piney, WY(-23) 02/02/2008 - This is a digest of the missing pilot satement from [privacy data omitted]. [privacy data omitted] Was interviewed regarding the 01/29/2008 incident at kbpi, WY. He provided this inspector with a typed report which was attached to the…Jan 29, 2008 · Minor damage