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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22T · Orlando, FL · December 31, 2023

Date
December 31, 2023 · 17:30 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Exec
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N511TB
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total

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.

Aircraft approx 5 miles northwest of korl and was

Descending to enter the pattern. At roughly 1300 MSL aircraft struck a large bird, made a loud thump creating dent / damage to left wing leading edge. Aircraft continued to the airport and

Landed without incident.

Wildlife report form reference #2024-01-03-154233

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT APPROX 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KORL AND WAS

DESCENDING TO ENTER THE PATTERN. AT ROUGHLY 1300 MSL AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD, MADE A LOUD THUMP CREATING DENT / DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE AIRPORT AND

LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

WILDLIFE REPORT FORM REFERENCE #2024-01-03-154233