# Accident 20240927014829A: Piper PA-46-310P, Red Wing, MN, September 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2024, 15:12 local time
- Place: Red Wing, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8200° N, 93.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8200&lon=-93.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62VM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62VM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520-BE (registry code 17277, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-be) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-BE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240927014829A

## Narrative

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

PIC AND PASSENGER DEPARTED IN PIPER MALIBU VIA IFR. AT 4,100 MSL, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING. PIC CONTACTED ATC AND ALERTED THEM OF THE BIRD STRIKE, RELAYING THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE WING. AFTER CENTER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, PIC SELECTED RUNWAY FOR LANDING. PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO PARKING. SNARGE WAS COLLECTED AND SENT TO THE SMITHSONIAN, WHERE THE BIRD STRUCK WAS CONFIRMED TO BE A BALD EAGLE. PIC WAS PROVIDED ADVISORY CIRCULAR FOR WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORTING AND WEBSITE FOR REPORTING.

## 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 CEN24LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA372), Sep 27, 2024: Piper PA-46-310P (N62VM), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The bird strike during cruise flight that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

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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