# Incident 20130125002489I: Israel Aircraft Industries GALAXY, Fort Myers, FL, January 25, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2013, 11:28 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N479PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries GALAXY (registry code 4500307, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-galaxy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A (registry code 52165, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw306a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES GALAXY
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW306A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130125002489I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 25, 2013, AIRCRAFT N469PR SERIAL NUMBER 008, IA-GALAZY, DEPARTED SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FORT MYERS, FL, (RSW) AT APPROXIMATELY 1127 EST. DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB OUT A TURKEY BUZZARD BIRD STRUCK THE LH KREUGER FLAP. AIRCRAFT LANDED PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FL (PBI). NO INJURIES REPORTED. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FLAP. VISUAL METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS REPORTED. END OF REPORT

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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