# Incident 20180313002469I: Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA, Punta Gorda, FL, March 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9183° N, 81.9967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9183&lon=-81.9967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeropro CZ EUROFOX LSA (registry code 0600024, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-eurofox-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPRO CZ EUROFOX LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180313002469I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 4 WHEN IT STRUCK A TURKEY VULTURE IN THE PILOT SIDE WINDSCREEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON TO TAXIWAY E1. ARFF RESPONDED AND RESCUE 6 CLEARED ALL PERSONNEL. THERE WERE 2 SOULS ON BOARD, ONE RECEIVED MINOR CUTS FROM GLASS AND BIRD REMNANTS AND THE OTHER WAS UNHARMED. THE AIRCRAFT IS A EUROFOX LIGHT SPORT. DAMAGE TO THE WINDSCREEN, PILOTS DOOR, AND THE METAL BETWEEN THE WINDSCREEN AND THE PILOTS DOOR. AIRPORT OPERATIONS FILED BIRD STRIKE REPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA162), Mar 13, 2018: Aeropro CZ Eurofox LSA (N989G), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a large bird during approach.

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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