# Incident 20200820012649I: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1, Sauget, IL, August 20, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2020, 08:00 local time
- Place: Sauget, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NI1S
- Location: 38.5704° N, 90.1551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (CPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5704&lon=-90.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N327PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 (registry code 2990001, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da20-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-240-B (registry code 17177, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA20-C1
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-240-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200820012649I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM RUNWAY 23, CPS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AT LEAST ONE GOOSE FROM A FLOCK OF AN ESTIMATED 3 GEESE. THE CLIMBOUT CONTINUED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RUNWAY 30R (DUE TO GOOSE REMAINS ON RUNWAY 23). THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO RAMP, SHUTDOWN AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT TO FIND THE PROP SUSTAINED BIRDSTRIKE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N327PC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190520004919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190520004919I), May 20, 2019: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (N327PC), Cahokia, IL, Minor damage. The aircraft in question took off from st louis downtown airport (cps) for a part 141 flight. The instructor had the student pilot perform a soft field landing…

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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