# Incident 20160407002939I: Cessna 441, Lafayette, LA, April 7, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2016, 18:50 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GS5J
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N441DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160407002939I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 22L AND UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE.  PILOT STATED THAT NO ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 22L.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO.

## Other reports on N441DS (1)

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

- [Incident 19810223005099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223005099I), Feb 23, 1981: Cessna 441 (N441DS), Ft Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Unable to get landing gear down due to compressed strut deactivated landing gear safety switch.

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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