What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 27, at 1530 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 aircraft, was involved in an incident while returning from an instructional flight near okeechobee, Florida. The aircraft made contact with a large black bird on the right-wing leading edge. The impact resulted in three adjacent wing ribs being bent and the wing sustaining a dent. There were two persons on board (POB) at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 27, AT 1530 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-201 AIRCRAFT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHILE RETURNING FROM AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT NEAR OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A LARGE BLACK BIRD ON THE RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN THREE ADJACENT WING RIBS BEING BENT AND THE WING SUSTAINING A DENT. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD (POB) AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N8586A · 1
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