20131221025279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310L · Santa Rosa, CA · December 21, 2013

Date
December 21, 2013 · 13:42 local
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3315X
Reported as
Cessna 310L
Reported engine
Continental IO-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,992 total1,425 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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.

On dec 21, 2013 the pilot in command (PIC) during landing at approximatley 14:30 hours at an altitude of approimately 500 AGL the aircraft struck a bird during approach to runway 32. The bird hit the left engine cowling caused minor cracks and wrinkling of the cowling. The picpilot in command (PIC) landed without further incidents and inspected the aircraft. His a/p inspected the aircraft and determined that the damage was very minor and would be easly repaired.

As the FAA filed it

ON DEC 21, 2013 THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) DURING LANDING AT APPROXIMATLEY 14:30 HOURS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROIMATELY 500 AGL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32. THE BIRD HIT THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING CAUSED MINOR CRACKS AND WRINKLING OF THE COWLING. THE PICPILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. HIS A/P INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS VERY MINOR AND WOULD BE EASLY REPAIRED.

Other reports on N3315X · 2

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