OpenAirDocs.org

20200103003199I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Sanford, FL · January 3, 2020

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
January 3, 2020 · 17:00 local
Place
Sanford, FL
Airport
Orlando Sanford International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
CE8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N481MR
Reported as
Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG
Reported engine
AUSTRO E4 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,010 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N481MRRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NGS/N 42.N152 · Built 2014Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NGEngine modelAustro E4 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

A Diamond DA-42 aircraft, operated by L3 harris in Sanford was on a training flight with two on board. The flight of normal regimes had finished the instruction flight and was on approach to 27R. The student in control was vectored during a turn and rolled out as instructed and performed a re-check for approach. The PIC looked to left and noticed a flock of birds now crossing the aircraft path and elected to take control and banked to the right to avoid impact but a bird changed direction, and struck the nose cone, followed by the bird hitting the windscreen. It was stated initially the prop was affected however this could not be substantiated. The aircraft landed without further incident, and underwent through a thorough inspection, maintenance is currently repairing minor damage to the nose cone, no further damage assessed. The incident was unavoidable even with precautionary maneuvers performed. No further action is required and the damage minor, a report made and no action required with the crew.

As the FAA filed it

A DIAMOND DA-42 AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY L3 HARRIS IN SANFORD WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH TWO ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT OF NORMAL REGIMES HAD FINISHED THE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AND WAS ON APPROACH TO 27R. THE STUDENT IN CONTROL WAS VECTORED DURING A TURN AND ROLLED OUT AS INSTRUCTED AND PERFORMED A RE-CHECK FOR APPROACH. THE PIC LOOKED TO LEFT AND NOTICED A FLOCK OF BIRDS NOW CROSSING THE AIRCRAFT PATH AND ELECTED TO TAKE CONTROL AND BANKED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID IMPACT BUT A BIRD CHANGED DIRECTION, AND STRUCK THE NOSE CONE, FOLLOWED BY THE BIRD HITTING THE WINDSCREEN. IT WAS STATED INITIALLY THE PROP WAS AFFECTED HOWEVER THIS COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND UNDERWENT THROUGH A THOROUGH INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE, NO FURTHER DAMAGE ASSESSED. THE INCIDENT WAS UNAVOIDABLE EVEN WITH PRECAUTIONARY MANEUVERS PERFORMED. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AND THE DAMAGE MINOR, A REPORT MADE AND NO ACTION REQUIRED WITH THE CREW.