# Incident 20160729020779I: Socata TBM 700, Rocky Mt., NC, July 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2016, 17:50 local time
- Place: Rocky Mt., NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228CH-2024-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729020779I

## Narrative

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

N228CH DEPARTED RWI AND STRUCK A BIRD WHILE LEVELING OFF AT 3000'.

IT BOUNCED OFF OF THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD.

THE STRIKE WAS REPORTED TO ATC.

THE PILOT SCANNED ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES.

AFTER LANDING THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND ONLY A SMALL DENT ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT COWLING. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE PROP HITTING THE BIRD.

## Other reports on N228CH (1)

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

- [Accident 20240424004309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240424004309A), Apr 24, 2024: Socata TBM 700 (N228CH), Morrisville, NC, Destroyed. Raleigh/Durham, NC (rdu):tbm 850, aircraft crashed into the overrun area of runway 32. 2 POB transported to the hospital. Pilot was airlifted to duke…

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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