# Incident 20111102027209I: Aero Vodochody L39C, Rockford, IL, November 2, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2011, 11:29 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Chicago/Rockford International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1954° N, 89.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTL (RFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1954&lon=-89.0972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ivchenko AL-25SERIES (registry code 34702, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ivchenko-al-25series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L39C
- Reported engine: IVCHENKO AL-25SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 850 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111102027209I

## Narrative

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

N139PM HIT TWO PIGEONS ON TAKE OFF DURING  AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DENTS ON LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT MAIN WING.  THIS NECESSITATED IN THE RESKINNING OF THE RIGHT WING.

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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