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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Fort Smith, AR · July 13, 2018

Date: July 13, 2018 · 17:38 local
Place: Fort Smith, AR
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N915BC
Reported as: Piper PA-24-260
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total180 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N915BCRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 244673 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 13, 2018 at 1238 CDT, a Piper PA-24-260, N915BC, registered to privacy data omitted impacted a bird while departing runway 25 at Fort Smith regional airport Fort Smith, Arkansas. Minor damage to the aircraft nose cone was sustained. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed., the certificated airline transport pilot and non certificated passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Fort Smith, Arkansas on July 13, 2018 at 1230 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 13, 2018 AT 1238 CDT, A PIPER PA-24-260, N915BC, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED A BIRD WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 25 AT FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE CONE WAS SUSTAINED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED., THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND NON CERTIFICATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS ON JULY 13, 2018 AT 1230 CDT.