# Accident 20241117021929A: Brunner-Winkle BIRD A, Senoia, GA, November 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Senoia, GA
- Airport: Big 'T'
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2903° N, 84.5426° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2903&lon=-84.5426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15641, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15641) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brunner-Winkle BIRD A (registry code 1530100, https://openairdocs.org/model/brunner-winkle-bird-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SCARAB series (registry code 64502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUNNER-WINKLE BIRD A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,350 total, 15 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117021929A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING RESULTING IN LEFT GEAR COLLAPSE. SUBSTIANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT LOWER WING. GEAR STRUT DUG INTO GRASS STRIP CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT ON NOSE DAMAGING PROPELLER AND POSSIBLE ENGINE MOUNT. AIRCRAFT THEN CANTERED RIGHT DAMAGING THE RIGHT UPPER WING LEADING EDGE.

## 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 ERA25LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA055), Nov 17, 2024: Brunner-Winkle Bird A (N15641), Senoia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and landing gear collapse.

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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