# Incident 20231103017509I: Grassman Timothy B RV-14A, Willis, TX, November 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2023, 11:32 local time
- Place: Willis, TX
- Airport: Conroe North Houston Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3930° N, 95.4444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3930&lon=-95.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5875G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5875G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grassman Timothy B RV-14A (registry code 0564055, https://openairdocs.org/model/grassman-timothy-b-rv-14a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-390 series (registry code 42418, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRASSMAN TIMOTHY B RV-14A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-390 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231103017509I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A STRAIGHT IN VISUAL APPROACH 2 MILE FINAL AND CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14 AT KCXO, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GROUP OF APROXIMATELY 4 LARGE BIRDS. PILOT  ADJUSTED PITCH DOWN TO ATTEMPT TO AVOID BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ONE OF THE BIRDS STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILZER. PILOT ENCOUNTERED SOME LOSS OF STABILTIY ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS BUT STILL HAD GOOD POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED RUNWAY 14 WITHOUT FURTHER INICIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA035), Nov 3, 2023: Grassman Timothy B RV-14A (N5875G), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The bird strike to the airplane’s vertical stabilizer during an approach for landing.

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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