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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Sanford, FL · August 6, 2016

Date: August 6, 2016 · 18:23 local
Place: Sanford, FL
Airport: Orlando/Sanford
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: CE8S
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N290ND
Reported as: Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,328 total489 in this make and model266 in the last 90 days

N290NDRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496021 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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A Piper PA-44 aircraft operated by aerosim academy, reported a bird strike after joining the downwind pattern for 27R. At approximately 1000? Feet, a bird struck the nose of the aircraft. The remains bounced away from the aircraft and, the crew notified the Sanford tower with their intentions and landed without incident. A thorough inspection was completed with no damage to the aircraft or injuries to the crew. An FAA form 5200-7 is being completed.

As the FAA filed it

A PIPER PA-44 AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY AEROSIM ACADEMY, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE AFTER JOINING THE DOWNWIND PATTERN FOR 27R. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000? FEET, A BIRD STRUCK THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE REMAINS BOUNCED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND, THE CREW NOTIFIED THE SANFORD TOWER WITH THEIR INTENTIONS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A THOROUGH INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE CREW. AN FAA FORM 5200-7 IS BEING COMPLETED.