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FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Sarasota, FL · September 15, 2016

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Date
September 15, 2016 · 11:11 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Airport
Sarasota/Bradenton International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N42MM
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,640 total
N42MMRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1278 · Built 1988Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Just before turning final pilot noticed several turkey vultures in a circular pattern not FAR ahead and took evasive action, turning to the right to give them room. The birds he saw dispersed but apparently he did not see them all. He heard a thump, the airplane continued without hesitation with no drop in power output, no change in performance and no change in flight characteristics. Aircraft landed without incident. After landing and inspecting the aircraft a dent in the nose and blood splashes were found.

As the FAA filed it

JUST BEFORE TURNING FINAL PILOT NOTICED SEVERAL TURKEY VULTURES IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN NOT FAR AHEAD AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION, TURNING TO THE RIGHT TO GIVE THEM ROOM. THE BIRDS HE SAW DISPERSED BUT APPARENTLY HE DID NOT SEE THEM ALL. HE HEARD A THUMP, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED WITHOUT HESITATION WITH NO DROP IN POWER OUTPUT, NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE AND NO CHANGE IN FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING AND INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT A DENT IN THE NOSE AND BLOOD SPLASHES WERE FOUND.