# Incident 20190412008239I: Cessna 550, Burlington, NC, April 12, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2019, 13:55 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0957° N, 79.4378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0957&lon=-79.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86UR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86UR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,390 total, 365 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190412008239I

## Narrative

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

AFTER STARTING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT KBUY A FEW BIRDS WERE OBSERVED. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL A BIRD WAS INADVERTANTLY STRUCK. THE TAKEOFF WAS TERMINATED AND IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION PILOT RETURNED TO THE FBO TO VISUALLY CHECK THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT CONTACTED HIS COMPANY AND SPOKE TO A MECHANIC. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ONLY COSMETIC EFFECTS TO THE WINDSHIELD HEAT SHROUD AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOT AN AIRWORTHY ISSUE. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE. NO ISSUES WERE FOUND.

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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