# Accident 20110630011719A: Piper PA-31-350, Casper, WY, June 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2011, 05:47 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WT6A
- Location: 42.8985° N, 106.4654° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8985&lon=-106.4654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59798, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59798-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 23,200 total, 13,600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110630011719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA299), Jun 30, 2011: Piper PA-31-350 (N59798), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird at low altitude.

## Other reports on N59798 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080129010669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080129010669I), Jan 29, 2008: Piper PA31350 (N59798), Big Piney, WY, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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