# Incident 20161224019419I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Orlando, FL, December 24, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2016, 16:05 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N377G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 440 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161224019419I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON A VFR APPROACH TO LAND AT THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON THE LEFT HAND WING. THE BIRD STRUCK THE WING AT OR CLOSE TO ITS MID-POINT AND STAYED WRAPPED AROUND THE LEADING EDGE UNTIL LANDING THEN FELL OFF.

DAMAGE WAS SEVERAL RIBS WERE BENT BY IMPACT, AND THE LEADING EDGE SKIN OUTBOARD OF THE MID-WING POINT HAD SEVERAL BUCKLES.

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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