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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American AA-1A · Ormond Beach, FL · March 16, 2018

Date: March 16, 2018 · 07:40 local
Place: Ormond Beach, FL
Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6300L
Reported as: American AA-1A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,901 total2,890 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N6300LRegistered now · American AA-1AS/N AA1A-0300 · Built 1971 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1A Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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A Grumman AA-1, on base final struck an egret inbound to RUNWAY26 at the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport. The aircraft landed and reported a flat tire but no visible damage. Further examination disclosed minor damage to the wheel pant and associated superficial scratches in and around the area of impact with the egret extending outboard on the leading edge surface of the left wing but nothing substantial. The pilot was informed of her responsibly to complete an FAA form 5200-7 (bird/other wildlife) and file it to the appropriate agency.

As the FAA filed it

A GRUMMAN AA-1, ON BASE FINAL STRUCK AN EGRET INBOUND TO RUNWAY26 AT THE ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND REPORTED A FLAT TIRE BUT NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. FURTHER EXAMINATION DISCLOSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL PANT AND ASSOCIATED SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF IMPACT WITH THE EGRET EXTENDING OUTBOARD ON THE LEADING EDGE SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING BUT NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED OF HER RESPONSIBLY TO COMPLETE AN FAA FORM 5200-7 (BIRD/OTHER WILDLIFE) AND FILE IT TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY.