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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Convair 340 · Waterford, MI · September 17, 2025

Date: September 17, 2025 · 17:30 local
Place: Waterford, MI
Airport: Oakland County
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VGCA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N351FL
Reported as: Convair 340
Reported engine: Allison 501-D22G
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N351FLRegistered now · Convair 340S/N 279 · Built 1955 Airframe modelConvair 340 Engine modelAllison 501-D22GTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Bird strike 9-17-2025 training flight ptk. Aircraft returned to field. Maintenance found damage on rt wing leading edges. Replaced RH leading edges #3 and 4. Iaw CV580 amm. A/c returned to service. Log page and wildlife report attached to task record. Originally this was an occurrence and reclassified as an incident iaw 8900.1 volume 7 chapter 1 section 2 due to damage to rt wing.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE 9-17-2025 TRAINING FLIGHT PTK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGE ON RT WING LEADING EDGES. REPLACED RH LEADING EDGES #3 AND 4. IAW CV580 AMM. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. LOG PAGE AND WILDLIFE REPORT ATTACHED TO TASK RECORD. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS AN OCCURRENCE AND RECLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT IAW 8900.1 VOLUME 7 CHAPTER 1 SECTION 2 DUE TO DAMAGE TO RT WING.