# Incident 20130125008299I: Beech 76, Ft. Pierce, FL, January 25, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2013, 11:03 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BEJS
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5090M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5090M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 21 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130125008299I

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING KFPR AIRPORT, WHILE ON THE SHORT FINAL RUNWAY 32 AT 500 FT AGL A MEDIUM SIZE RAPTOR BIRD HIT THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES. THE REMAINS HIT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF WINDSHIELD AND PARTIALLY BROKE ON IMPACT. DAMAGE TO GLARESHIELD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH CLOCK. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND CONTINUED LANDING ON RUNWAY 32.

## Other reports on N5090M (2)

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

- [Incident 20100630045629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100630045629I), Jun 30, 2010: Beech 76 (N5090M), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Pilots were on a flight from mlb to fpr. During their approach to fpr, they were distracted by trying to activate the riunway lights, obtaining a visual on the…
- [Accident 20070523010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523010829A), May 23, 2007: Beech 76 (N5090M), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was on final approach for landing, and had selected 20 degrees of wing flaps "as it was gusty." Over the end of the runway he reduced engine…

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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