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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Buckeye, AZ · February 5, 2023

Date: February 5, 2023 · 15:30 local
Place: Buckeye, AZ
Airport: Buckeye Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: VJ3S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N834EF
Reported as: Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-390 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N834EFRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2379 · Built 2017 Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20 Engine modelLycoming IO-390 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Bird strike on departure end of runway 17 at kbxk after a soft field landing. Event occurred above the cattle sheds just south of the runway. Pilot reported the following: after hitting bird we diverted back to goodyear being there were multiple planes in the pattern at Buckeye with more entering the pattern, while we notice no decreased performance from the airplane. On our way to goodyear we requested priority but didn’t declare an emergency with tower to remain in the air as little as possible. Pilot stated he was looking to the right out the window and started to turn to look back into the cockpit when he heard and felt the bird hit the plane. He stated the bird must have come up from underneath the right wing because he did not see it. He stated from his point of view the wing did not look bad and it was after he landed and was able to see the damage. The aircraft is in maintenance for repairs to the underside and upper le of the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE ON DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17 AT KBXK AFTER A SOFT FIELD LANDING. EVENT OCCURRED ABOVE THE CATTLE SHEDS JUST SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: AFTER HITTING BIRD WE DIVERTED BACK TO GOODYEAR BEING THERE WERE MULTIPLE PLANES IN THE PATTERN AT BUCKEYE WITH MORE ENTERING THE PATTERN, WHILE WE NOTICE NO DECREASED PERFORMANCE FROM THE AIRPLANE. ON OUR WAY TO GOODYEAR WE REQUESTED PRIORITY BUT DIDN’T DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WITH TOWER TO REMAIN IN THE AIR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. PILOT STATED HE WAS LOOKING TO THE RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW AND STARTED TO TURN TO LOOK BACK INTO THE COCKPIT WHEN HE HEARD AND FELT THE BIRD HIT THE PLANE. HE STATED THE BIRD MUST HAVE COME UP FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT WING BECAUSE HE DID NOT SEE IT. HE STATED FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW THE WING DID NOT LOOK BAD AND IT WAS AFTER HE LANDED AND WAS ABLE TO SEE THE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IS IN MAINTENANCE FOR REPAIRS TO THE UNDERSIDE AND UPPER LE OF THE RIGHT WING.