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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 525 · Bristol, TN · June 15, 2021

Date: June 15, 2021 · 13:09 local
Place: Bristol, TN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51GS
Reported as: Cessna 525
Reported engine: Williams FJ-44 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

On June 15th around 2:00PM on a clear afternoon the PIC was taking off from tricities airport using runway 5. When the PIC was climbing through about 500-700FT AGL, he caught a glimpse of a black flash out of the corner of his eye and then he saw it hit the front right side of the nose on the aircraft. He advised ATC and stated he wished to return for landing. ATC vectored him back around for a landing on runway 5 and the aircraft had no adverse handling qualities and a normal landing followed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 15TH AROUND 2:00PM ON A CLEAR AFTERNOON THE PIC WAS TAKING OFF FROM TRICITIES AIRPORT USING RUNWAY 5. WHEN THE PIC WAS CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 500-700FT AGL, HE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF A BLACK FLASH OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE AND THEN HE SAW IT HIT THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE ON THE AIRCRAFT. HE ADVISED ATC AND STATED HE WISHED TO RETURN FOR LANDING. ATC VECTORED HIM BACK AROUND FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO ADVERSE HANDLING QUALITIES AND A NORMAL LANDING FOLLOWED.