# Incident 20230508003439I: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Stillwater, OK, May 8, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2023, 15:38 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GH8S
- Location: 36.1315° N, 97.0745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stillwater, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1315&lon=-97.0745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N390SU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N390SU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 (registry code 42710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230508003439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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