20180919016359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 210-5(205) · Leesburg, VA · September 19, 2018

Date
September 19, 2018 · 14:02 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Airport
Leesburg Executive
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N205CL
Reported as
Cessna 210-5(205)
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While cruising at 2,500 feet and 130 KTS, a bird struck the left wing at the plexiglass lense of the land/taxi lights.

The plexiglass was shattered, and one of the two led light assemblies had dislodged from its mount.

ATC was informed and flight continued to land at kjyo without further issues.

An a&p/ia completed repairs and provided a photo of the logbook sticker that described the repair as follows: found three pulled rivets on the lower housing that mates the lense housing bracket to the taxi/landing light support, and one small 1/2 inch crack on the taxi light support housing on the inboard side. Crack was found to be non-structural, and stop-drilled. Drilled out applicable rivets and installed new rivets. All work was accomplished in reference to AC43.13-1B chapter 4.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CRUISING AT 2,500 FEET AND 130 KTS, A BIRD STRUCK THE LEFT WING AT THE PLEXIGLASS LENSE OF THE LAND/TAXI LIGHTS.

THE PLEXIGLASS WAS SHATTERED, AND ONE OF THE TWO LED LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD DISLODGED FROM ITS MOUNT.

ATC WAS INFORMED AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAND AT KJYO WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES.

AN A&P/IA COMPLETED REPAIRS AND PROVIDED A PHOTO OF THE LOGBOOK STICKER THAT DESCRIBED THE REPAIR AS FOLLOWS: FOUND THREE PULLED RIVETS ON THE LOWER HOUSING THAT MATES THE LENSE HOUSING BRACKET TO THE TAXI/LANDING LIGHT SUPPORT, AND ONE SMALL 1/2 INCH CRACK ON THE TAXI LIGHT SUPPORT HOUSING ON THE INBOARD SIDE. CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE NON-STRUCTURAL, AND STOP-DRILLED. DRILLED OUT APPLICABLE RIVETS AND INSTALLED NEW RIVETS. ALL WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN REFERENCE TO AC43.13-1B CHAPTER 4.