# Incident 20190416002909I: Cessna 550, Eugene, OR, April 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2019, 08:20 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1246° N, 123.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAHLON SWEET FLD (EUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1246&lon=-123.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N780CF) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190416002909I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/16/2019, N780CF STRUCK A BIRD DURING TAKEOFF.  AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AND LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, IT STRUCK A BIRD THAT APPEARED TO BE ON THE RUNWAY AND TOOK FLIGHT AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED.  THE BIRD STRUCK THE RIGHT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RETURNED TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  ANALYSIS OF THE WING INDICATES DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WITH NO APPARENT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT IS PENDING MOVEMENT TO A FACILITY FOR REPAIR.

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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