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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Sanford, FL · August 10, 2016

Date
August 10, 2016 · 10:50 local
Place
Sanford, FL
Airport
Orlando Sanford International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
CE8S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N477DA
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,389 total43 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A Cirrus SR-20, aircraft operated by aerosim academy reported that after takeoff and, initial climb to 1100? MSL, the PIC, caught a quick glimpse of something out of his right peripheral vision and simultaneously felt a thump. The aircraft at this time was already switched to departure and the crew requested a turn back for precautionary reasons and landed without incident, the aircraft was inspected to assess any damage. It was verified that the aircraft incurred a bird strike to the horizontal stabilator whereas, existing bird debris was present. A thorough inspection was performed and no damage was reported. An FAA form 5200-7 is being completed.

As the FAA filed it

A CIRRUS SR-20, AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY AEROSIM ACADEMY REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AND, INITIAL CLIMB TO 1100? MSL, THE PIC, CAUGHT A QUICK GLIMPSE OF SOMETHING OUT OF HIS RIGHT PERIPHERAL VISION AND SIMULTANEOUSLY FELT A THUMP. THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME WAS ALREADY SWITCHED TO DEPARTURE AND THE CREW REQUESTED A TURN BACK FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED TO ASSESS ANY DAMAGE. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILATOR WHEREAS, EXISTING BIRD DEBRIS WAS PRESENT. A THOROUGH INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. AN FAA FORM 5200-7 IS BEING COMPLETED.

Other reports on N477DA · 1

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