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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Stillwater, OK · May 8, 2023

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Date
May 8, 2023 · 15:38 local
Place
Stillwater, OK
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
GH8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N390SU
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-390-C3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total
N390SURegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 2783 · Built 2021Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelLycoming IO-390-C3B6Reciprocating

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What happened

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An aircraft was struck by a bird on the left wing leading edge while on approach to left base runway 17 at the Stillwater regional airport. The bird strike caused a 3 inch vertical crack at lbl 61.5, secondary bond damage between lbl 50 and lbl 75, and a 3 inch vertical crack between lbl 59 and lbl 61 which is considered at this time minor damage. The certificate holder is currently awaiting disposition from the manufacturer to perform repairs.

As the FAA filed it

AN AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A BIRD ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WHILE ON APPROACH TO LEFT BASE RUNWAY 17 AT THE STILLWATER REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE BIRD STRIKE CAUSED A 3 INCH VERTICAL CRACK AT LBL 61.5, SECONDARY BOND DAMAGE BETWEEN LBL 50 AND LBL 75, AND A 3 INCH VERTICAL CRACK BETWEEN LBL 59 AND LBL 61 WHICH IS CONSIDERED AT THIS TIME MINOR DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER IS CURRENTLY AWAITING DISPOSITION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM REPAIRS.