# Incident 20171214024139I: Beech P35, Atlanta, GA, December 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2017, 17:45 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9693Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9693Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,890 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171214024139I

## Narrative

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

THE FOLLOWING IS THE PILOT STATEMENT;

ON DECEMBER 14, 2017 AT 5:49 PM, FULTON COUNTY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER CLEARED ME FOR TAKEOFF IN MY BEECHCRAFT BONANZA N9693Y FROM RUNWAY 26 AT ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT (KFTY). UPON LIFTOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB, I GLANCED INSIDE AND REACHED FOR THE GEAR HANDLE FOR GEAR RETRACTION. AS MY EYES RETURNED TO THE OUTSIDE VIEW, I SAW 5 TO 6 CANADIAN GEESE FLYING RIGHT TO LEFT IN MY WINDSCREEN. THERE WAS NO TIME TO MANEUVER AWAY FROM THEM. I ESTIMATE MY ALTITUDE WAS 300 FEET AND AIRSPEED WAS APPROACHING 120 KNOTS WHEN THEY IMPACTED MY AIRPLANE. ONE GOOSE HIT MY RIGHT WING NEAR THE TIP; ONE HIT THE FORWARD PASSENGER SIDE WINDSCREEN POST. THE GOOSE THAT HIT THE RIGHT WING IMPALED ITSELF INTO THE LEADING EDGE AND STAYED THERE. AT THIS POINT, THE CONTROL TOWER CLEARED ME FOR A LEFT TURN FOR ON COURSE TO MY DESTINATION. I REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT I HAD HIT SOME GEESE AND NEEDED TO LAND. THE TOWER CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED ME TO JOIN THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 26 AND THEN ASKED IF I NEEDED ASSISTANCE. THE BONANZA WAS FLYING AND BEHAVING NORMALLY SO I DECLINED HIS OFFER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE REMAINING FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. UPON ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 26 I SAW 2 DEAD GEESE ON THE RUNWAY WHICH I REPORTED TO THE CONTROL TOWER. WITH TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TOWER, I TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITH A DEAD GOOSE HANGING FROM RIGHT WING TIP. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THIS PERIOD WAS VFR.

## Other reports on N9693Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870219010979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870219010979I), Feb 19, 1987: Beech 35BEECH (N9693Y), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot failed to note a popped circuit breaker or verify gear down.

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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