What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 13, 2021 at approximately 1700 hours local time, Cessna 182F with aircraft registration N8949G, departed runway 16 at Bellingham international airport (kbli). During climb-out at midfield at approximately 150-200 feet altitude, a seagull crossed the flight path of the aircraft. In an effort to avoid the seagull from directly hitting the aircraft?s windshield, the pilot immediately maneuvered the aircraft and banked to the left. The pilot stated however that the seagull struck the propeller and went through hitting the right side of the aircraft. Pilot indicated that he immediately scanned his instruments and verified that all indications were normal and stated that the engine and all flight controls were operating normally. Following the collision with the bird, the pilot immediately contacted kbli control tower and requested for an emergency landing.
The aircraft landed without further incident. No injury to crew and passengers were reported. After landing, pilot performed an inspection to the aircraft, it was noted that the aircraft had sustained minor damage to a portion on the right side of the upper and lower leading edge of the engine cowlings. Also, there were blood stains and feathers on the oil cooler and blood stains on the right side of the horizontal empennage leading edge and wing strut. No major structural damage was found during the pilot?s post flight inspection.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 13, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 HOURS LOCAL TIME, CESSNA 182F WITH AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N8949G, DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AT BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBLI). DURING CLIMB-OUT AT MIDFIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET ALTITUDE, A SEAGULL CROSSED THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE SEAGULL FROM DIRECTLY HITTING THE AIRCRAFT?S WINDSHIELD, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT AND BANKED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HOWEVER THAT THE SEAGULL STRUCK THE PROPELLER AND WENT THROUGH HITTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY SCANNED HIS INSTRUMENTS AND VERIFIED THAT ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. FOLLOWING THE COLLISION WITH THE BIRD, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED KBLI CONTROL TOWER AND REQUESTED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURY TO CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE REPORTED. AFTER LANDING, PILOT PERFORMED AN INSPECTION TO THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO A PORTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE UPPER AND LOWER LEADING EDGE OF THE ENGINE COWLINGS. ALSO, THERE WERE BLOOD STAINS AND FEATHERS ON THE OIL COOLER AND BLOOD STAINS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL EMPENNAGE LEADING EDGE AND WING STRUT. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND DURING THE PILOT?S POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.
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