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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TBM 700 · SIOUX FALls, SD · November 6, 2022

Date: November 6, 2022 · 20:52 local
Place: SIOUX FALls, SD
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N850RH
Reported as: Socata TBM 700
People aboard: 1
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 11/06/2022 at 8:52PM CDT. A Socata TBM700 privacy data omitted hit a flock of birds during climb out, during a personal relocation flight. VMC conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained right and left-wing leading-edge damage causing a fuel leak on the right wing, and the pilot was uninjured. The pilot holds a commercial certificate. The flight originated at fsd on 11/06/2022 at 8:52PM CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/06/2022 AT 8:52PM CDT. A SOCATA TBM700 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS DURING CLIMB OUT, DURING A PERSONAL RELOCATION FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED RIGHT AND LEFT-WING LEADING-EDGE DAMAGE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK ON THE RIGHT WING, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FSD ON 11/06/2022 AT 8:52PM CDT.