20190105008179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Roanoke, AL · January 5, 2019

Date: January 5, 2019 · 12:05 local
Place: Roanoke, AL
Airport: Roanoke Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8510F
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total1,200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8510FRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7770089 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon departure from the Roanoke Municipal Airport, the aircraft struck a buzzard causing damage to the left wing

As the FAA filed it

UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE ROANOKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BUZZARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING