# Incident 20231231020419I: Cirrus Design Corp SR22T, Orlando, FL, December 31, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Exec
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N511TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22T (registry code 2130004, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231231020419I

## Narrative

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

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

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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