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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · St. Augustine, FL · December 26, 2020

Date
December 26, 2020 · 13:23 local
Place
St. Augustine, FL
Airport
St Augustine
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5223J
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total

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.

Aircraft experienced a bird strike on take off from saint Augustine (sgj). It missed the propeller and landing gear or any other part of the plane that could have caused significant damage. Upon landing, inspection revealed a small dent on the under side of the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE ON TAKE OFF FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE (SGJ). IT MISSED THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR OR ANY OTHER PART OF THE PLANE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UPON LANDING, INSPECTION REVEALED A SMALL DENT ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE LEFT WING.

Other reports on N5223J · 2

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