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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Joliet, IL · August 27, 2015

Date: August 27, 2015 · 11:00 local
Place: Joliet, IL
Airport: Joliet Regional
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N900AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15IA385
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 725 total43 in this make and model91 in the last 90 days

N900AMRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7954014 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Piper aztec, N900AM, was operating at an indicated airspeed of 140 knots at 2500 feet mean sea level (MSL) approximately 9 nautical miles from the Joliet VOR on the 075 degree radial when the pilot?in-command of the aircraft heard a loud ?pop?. Upon doing a post flight walk around, the pilot discovered that the left horizontal stabilizer had impact damage.

As the FAA filed it

PIPER AZTEC, N900AM, WAS OPERATING AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 140 KNOTS AT 2500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) APPROXIMATELY 9 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE JOLIET VOR ON THE 075 DEGREE RADIAL WHEN THE PILOT?IN-COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT HEARD A LOUD ?POP?. UPON DOING A POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD IMPACT DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15IA385Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportJoliet, ILA bird strike.Aug 27, 2015 · Minor damage