20231005013329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Cold Bay, AK · October 5, 2023

Date: October 5, 2023 · 18:00 local
Place: Cold Bay, AK
Airport: Cold Bay
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ENHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40796
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,178 total

N40796Registered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152084 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft struck seagulls on approach to pakf. The pilot initiated a go-around, then returned to and landed at pacd without further incident. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and noted a small dent on the underside of the l/h flap. No cracks or structural damage was found. Determined to be negligable minor damage and the aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEAGULLS ON APPROACH TO PAKF. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, THEN RETURNED TO AND LANDED AT PACD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED A SMALL DENT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE L/H FLAP. NO CRACKS OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. DETERMINED TO BE NEGLIGABLE MINOR DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.