From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N3591P encountered a flock of four geese immediately after rotation. Pilot descended the aircraft while attempting to avoid the geese and contacted the runway with a high rate of descent, bounced back into the air, and initiated a go-around. The aircraft successfully returned to the Washington County Airport for an uneventful landing. Post flight inspection revealed substantial damage to the right inboard wing spar with buckled aluminum and popped rivets. Right wing flap was also damaged due to flex bending caused by the bounced landing.
As the FAA filed it
N3591P ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF FOUR GEESE IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION. PILOT DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE GEESE AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD WING SPAR WITH BUCKLED ALUMINUM AND POPPED RIVETS. RIGHT WING FLAP WAS ALSO DAMAGED DUE TO FLEX BENDING CAUSED BY THE BOUNCED LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.