What happened
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The 141 flight school reported a "significant bird strike" on the upper nose cone during a dual cross country flight, and provided the following details: "IAS 160 KTS cruising at 3,000 feet 20 NM s of orl VOR. Sct 040. Bird flew into nose, CFI attempted to climb away from bird. Bird struck upper right nose cone."
The school director of safety (dos) noted that a standard FAA bird strike report form 5200-7 was subsequently submitted to the FAA wildlife strike database along with some bird remains.
The approximate location of the bird strike was determined to be near cypress lake just south of st. Cloud, FL, rather than the initial reported location of 20 NM s of orl VOR, based on additional information provided by the school dos.
Subsequent examination of the acft at the operator mx hangar revealed that the acft damage was confined to the fiberglass nose cone, 2 nose cone support bulkheads, and fuselage skin just aft of the nose cone and fwd of the windshield on the rt (co-pilot) side.
As the FAA filed it
THE 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL REPORTED A "SIGNIFICANT BIRD STRIKE" ON THE UPPER NOSE CONE DURING A DUAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING DETAILS: "IAS 160 KTS CRUISING AT 3,000 FEET 20 NM S OF ORL VOR. SCT 040. BIRD FLEW INTO NOSE, CFI ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AWAY FROM BIRD. BIRD STRUCK UPPER RIGHT NOSE CONE."
THE SCHOOL DIRECTOR OF SAFETY (DOS) NOTED THAT A STANDARD FAA BIRD STRIKE REPORT FORM 5200-7 WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED TO THE FAA WILDLIFE STRIKE DATABASE ALONG WITH SOME BIRD REMAINS.
THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE BIRD STRIKE WAS DETERMINED TO BE NEAR CYPRESS LAKE JUST SOUTH OF ST. CLOUD, FL, RATHER THAN THE INITIAL REPORTED LOCATION OF 20 NM S OF ORL VOR, BASED ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL DOS.
SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT AT THE OPERATOR MX HANGAR REVEALED THAT THE ACFT DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE FIBERGLASS NOSE CONE, 2 NOSE CONE SUPPORT BULKHEADS, AND FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF THE NOSE CONE AND FWD OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE RT (CO-PILOT) SIDE.
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