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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lancair LC42-550FG · Atlanta, GA · August 5, 2022

Date: August 5, 2022 · 12:00 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N241EB
Reported as: Lancair LC42-550FG
Reported engine: Continental IO-550 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total

N241EBRegistered now · Lancair LC42-550FGS/N 42065 · Built 2005 Airframe modelLancair LC42-550FG Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed pdk for flight to gvl. Pilot did not land at gvl and decided to return back to pdk. While descending to land at pdk, aircraft experienced a bird strike on the left wing. No loss of control of the aircraft was experience and aircraft had an uneventful landing at pdk. A post inspection of aircraft revealed blood spatter and a small crack (above 4 inches in length) in the carbon fiber of the wing. No injuries had occurred.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PDK FOR FLIGHT TO GVL. PILOT DID NOT LAND AT GVL AND DECIDED TO RETURN BACK TO PDK. WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT PDK, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEFT WING. NO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCE AND AIRCRAFT HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT PDK. A POST INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED BLOOD SPATTER AND A SMALL CRACK (ABOVE 4 INCHES IN LENGTH) IN THE CARBON FIBER OF THE WING. NO INJURIES HAD OCCURRED.