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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Sanford, FL · November 29, 2017

Date
November 29, 2017 · 16:45 local
Place
Sanford, FL
Airport
Sanford
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
CE8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N612DA
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
667 total200 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

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 L3 commercial training solutions in Sanford, FL, reported that; on their 2-mile final the student and instructor turned inbound for 9C. They were informed there was traffic on the north parallel. And performed a visual scan, for the reported traffic. They stated they felt the aircraft shake and witnessed a bird passing over the upper side of the left wing. The aircraft continued inbound, landed safely and taxied to the ramp. A thorough inspection was performed where they noticed a small crack to the left wing, three feet inboard of the wing tip on the leading edge. Maintenance determined the damage to be cosmetic per the Cirrus maintenance manuals. The area was cleaned and repainted. The aircraft was returned to service. An FAA form 5200-7 was completed and submitted as required.

As the FAA filed it

A CIRRUS SR-20, AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY L3 COMMERCIAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS IN SANFORD, FL, REPORTED THAT; ON THEIR 2-MILE FINAL THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR TURNED INBOUND FOR 9C. THEY WERE INFORMED THERE WAS TRAFFIC ON THE NORTH PARALLEL. AND PERFORMED A VISUAL SCAN, FOR THE REPORTED TRAFFIC. THEY STATED THEY FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHAKE AND WITNESSED A BIRD PASSING OVER THE UPPER SIDE OF THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INBOUND, LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. A THOROUGH INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WHERE THEY NOTICED A SMALL CRACK TO THE LEFT WING, THREE FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP ON THE LEADING EDGE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE DAMAGE TO BE COSMETIC PER THE CIRRUS MAINTENANCE MANUALS. THE AREA WAS CLEANED AND REPAINTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN FAA FORM 5200-7 WAS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED.