# Incident 20190329002139I: Avianti II P-180, Vero Beach, FL, March 29, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: MGCAP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIANTI II P-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,250 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190329002139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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