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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Avianti II P-180 · Vero Beach, FL · March 29, 2019

Date: March 29, 2019 · 14:30 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: MGCAP
Reported as: Avianti II P-180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,250 total

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What happened

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Pilot reported he hit two large birds, possibly hawks or eagles in cruise flight at 5000' appx. 30MILES north/west of vrb.

Damage reported: leading edge dented about the size of a quarter behind stall strips and top side of wing outside of rt. Engine nacelle was scratched. Underneath wing looked like blood stained slight scratching and hit the prop.

On 03APR2019 pilot reported bird strike, see wildlife/bird strike report id number: 2019-4-3-124911

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED HE HIT TWO LARGE BIRDS, POSSIBLY HAWKS OR EAGLES IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 5000' APPX. 30MILES NORTH/WEST OF VRB.

DAMAGE REPORTED: LEADING EDGE DENTED ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER BEHIND STALL STRIPS AND TOP SIDE OF WING OUTSIDE OF RT. ENGINE NACELLE WAS SCRATCHED. UNDERNEATH WING LOOKED LIKE BLOOD STAINED SLIGHT SCRATCHING AND HIT THE PROP.

ON 03APR2019 PILOT REPORTED BIRD STRIKE, SEE WILDLIFE/BIRD STRIKE REPORT ID NUMBER: 2019-4-3-124911