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FAA incident report · Cessna T182T · Kissimmee, FL · September 3, 2022

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Date
September 3, 2022 · 11:30 local
Place
Kissimmee, FL
Airport
Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N94GW
Reported as
Cessna T182T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
216 total
N94GWRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18208018 · Built 2001Airframe modelCessna T182TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot departed pompano beach airport (pmp) with 2 passengers, planned to land at Kissimmee (ism) airport. While starting decsent into ism about 6NM west/southwest of ism, over a swamp area, about 2000'/125KNTS, he encounted a flock of large birds. The pilot attempted to avoid the flock by increasing altitude to about 3K feet. One bird stayed behind the flock and hit the aircraft windsheild, breaking the windshield, decapitating the bird and causing lacerations to the pilot's forehead. The pilot was able to land the aircraft safety at ism, runway 33. The pilot was taken to the hospital where he received stitches to his forehead and was released with a diagnosis of slight concussion. The two passengers were uninjured. Damage to the aircraft was biohazard to the interior and a broken windshield. I reported to FAA wildlife mitigation via phone call, then emailed pictures and completed the online report. FAA wildlife did not need the bird sent to them and stated the airport manager could dispose of the bird remains appropriately.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED POMPANO BEACH AIRPORT (PMP) WITH 2 PASSENGERS, PLANNED TO LAND AT KISSIMMEE (ISM) AIRPORT. WHILE STARTING DECSENT INTO ISM ABOUT 6NM WEST/SOUTHWEST OF ISM, OVER A SWAMP AREA, ABOUT 2000'/125KNTS, HE ENCOUNTED A FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE FLOCK BY INCREASING ALTITUDE TO ABOUT 3K FEET. ONE BIRD STAYED BEHIND THE FLOCK AND HIT THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHEILD, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD, DECAPITATING THE BIRD AND CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THE PILOT'S FOREHEAD. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SAFETY AT ISM, RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES TO HIS FOREHEAD AND WAS RELEASED WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF SLIGHT CONCUSSION. THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS BIOHAZARD TO THE INTERIOR AND A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. I REPORTED TO FAA WILDLIFE MITIGATION VIA PHONE CALL, THEN EMAILED PICTURES AND COMPLETED THE ONLINE REPORT. FAA WILDLIFE DID NOT NEED THE BIRD SENT TO THEM AND STATED THE AIRPORT MANAGER COULD DISPOSE OF THE BIRD REMAINS APPROPRIATELY.