# Incident 20180208002149I: Socata TBM 700, Marco Island, FL, February 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Marco Island, FL
- Airport: Marco Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9320° N, 81.7048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marco Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9320&lon=-81.7048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54VU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54VU-2024-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A66D (registry code 52069, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a66d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM 700
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A66D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 740 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180208002149I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT INTO MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT (MKY) BIRD STRIKE TO LEFT WING, LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT OR INJURIES.

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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