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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B-55 · Jackson, MI · May 10, 2017

Date: May 10, 2017 · 16:35 local
Place: Jackson, MI
Airport: Jackson County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N711FA
Reported as: Beech B-55
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total1,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N711FARegistered now · Beech B-55S/N TC-1982 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech B-55

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What happened

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Pilot and one passenger were returning to Jackson County Airport (kjxn) in BE55, N711FA, after local flight. Pilot had received clearace to land and was squencing from downwind to base leg at which time the left wing, outside the left engine, was hit by a large bird. Pilot continued to the airport, landed safely and taxied back to his hanger. Pilot notified jxn fct the folowing day.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE RETURNING TO JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT (KJXN) IN BE55, N711FA, AFTER LOCAL FLIGHT. PILOT HAD RECEIVED CLEARACE TO LAND AND WAS SQUENCING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT WING, OUTSIDE THE LEFT ENGINE, WAS HIT BY A LARGE BIRD. PILOT CONTINUED TO THE AIRPORT, LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED BACK TO HIS HANGER. PILOT NOTIFIED JXN FCT THE FOLOWING DAY.

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