# Incident 20171129023149I: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation GVII-G500, Savannah, GA, November 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2017, 17:11 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Savannah Hilton Head International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTL (SAV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 (registry code 3980225, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gvii-g500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW814GA (registry code 52375, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw814ga) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION GVII-G500
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA XPW814GA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171129023149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO RWY 01 SAV WITH A CLIMBOUT TO 2000 TO REENTER THE TOWER PATTERN WHEN THEY FELT/SEEN THE BIRD STRIKE.  ONE LARGE BLACK BIRD HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE UNDER THE COPILOT SIDE WINDOW. THEY SAW THE BIRD ABOUT 2 SECONDS BEFORE IMPACT. COULD NOT AVOID.  LANDED BACK IN SAV WITHOUT INCIDENT

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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