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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Bethany, OK · September 15, 2017

Date: September 15, 2017 · 16:42 local
Place: Bethany, OK
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N464C
Reported as: Piper PA46-500TP
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,629 total427 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N464CRegistered now · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697393 · Built 2009 Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TP Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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On September 15, 2017 at approximately 1642 CST, the pilot of a Piper PA-46, reported a large bird had struck the left wing/flap surface of the aircraft while on approach to runway 17L of wiley post airport located in Bethany, Oklahoma. After striking the bird, the pilot was able to continue the approach and landed the aircraft without incident. Ground inspection revealed the bird first hit the left wing leading edge and then the left flap. No damage was sustained to left wing but the left flap was dented/damaged to the point where the left flap requires replacement. Estimated cost of flap replacement is approximately $11,000.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1642 CST, THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA-46, REPORTED A LARGE BIRD HAD STRUCK THE LEFT WING/FLAP SURFACE OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17L OF WILEY POST AIRPORT LOCATED IN BETHANY, OKLAHOMA. AFTER STRIKING THE BIRD, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. GROUND INSPECTION REVEALED THE BIRD FIRST HIT THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND THEN THE LEFT FLAP. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO LEFT WING BUT THE LEFT FLAP WAS DENTED/DAMAGED TO THE POINT WHERE THE LEFT FLAP REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. ESTIMATED COST OF FLAP REPLACEMENT IS APPROXIMATELY $11,000.