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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Melbourne, FL · December 3, 2014

Date: December 3, 2014 · 18:50 local
Place: Melbourne, FL
Airport: Melbourne International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: ECQS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N635FT
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N635FTRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 2842311 · Built 2008 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming O-320-D3GReciprocating

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What happened

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Mlb ATCT report: "Melbourne, FL (mlb): FITT35, PA28, reported a bird strike on approach to rwy 09R. Aircraft landed without incident. Minor damage to right wing. 12/3 2350Z."

Reported wx: kmlb 2353Z 36008KT SCT035 22/19 A3015.

141 School (operator) provided the following flight crew report: "12/3/14 19:15 local, N635FT on final approach for 09R, 3 DME, a large bird struck the right side of the aircraft. A large 'thump' was heard and the plane slightly shook. We then did a low pass down taxiway alpha so the tower could assess the damage. Nothing could be seen and the aircraft felt fine, so we continued the lesson.?

The operator also provided photos of the impact area which showed that damage was limited to a slight indentation in the rt wing lower leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

MLB ATCT REPORT: "MELBOURNE, FL (MLB): FITT35, PA28, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON APPROACH TO RWY 09R. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. 12/3 2350Z."

REPORTED WX: KMLB 2353Z 36008KT SCT035 22/19 A3015.

141 SCHOOL (OPERATOR) PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT CREW REPORT: "12/3/14 19:15 LOCAL, N635FT ON FINAL APPROACH FOR 09R, 3 DME, A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. A LARGE 'THUMP' WAS HEARD AND THE PLANE SLIGHTLY SHOOK. WE THEN DID A LOW PASS DOWN TAXIWAY ALPHA SO THE TOWER COULD ASSESS THE DAMAGE. NOTHING COULD BE SEEN AND THE AIRCRAFT FELT FINE, SO WE CONTINUED THE LESSON.?

THE OPERATOR ALSO PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE IMPACT AREA WHICH SHOWED THAT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A SLIGHT INDENTATION IN THE RT WING LOWER LEADING EDGE.

Other reports on N635FT · 2

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

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