# Incident 20210401006449I: Pilatus Flugzeugwerke Ag PC-12/45, Naples, FL, April 1, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2021, 14:50 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS FLUGZEUGWERKE AG PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210401006449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WHILE INFLIGHT IMPACTED A BIRD ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WHICH CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM FUEL TANK. AIRCRAFT WAS RE-ROUTED INFIGHT TO RETURN TO ITS AIRPORT OF ORIGIN NAPLES AIRPORT APF. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT APF WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. AFTER EVALUATION OF AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINATION REPORT FROM PILATUS THE EVENT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AN INCIDENT. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT. REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL FOR TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS PROVIDED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON SITE AT (APF) NAPLES AIRPORT. THIS INSPECTOR WILL PERFORM REVIEW FOR ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR A ONE TIME FERRY FLIGHT.

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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