# NTSB ERA24LA273: Construzioni Aeronautiche Tecn P2004 Bravo, N60DF, Laurens, SC, June 23, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 23, 2024, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Laurens, SC
- Coordinates: 34.418833, -82.023167 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4188&lon=-82.0232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA273
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194534/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194534
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA273

## Probable cause

An in-flight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Object/animal/substance: animal(s)/bird(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Construzioni Aeronautiche Tecn P2004 BRAVO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md?model=05901NK), [All aircraft, 358 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022045/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Construzioni Aeronautiche Tecn P2004 BRAVO, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=05901NK), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that about 10 minutes after departure, while in cruise flight, a bird impacted the leading edge of the left wing. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the wing structure. The pilot assessed the damage and determined that he could continue to his destination airport, where he landed without further issue. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60DF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60DF), registered now, S/N 060, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECN P2004 BRAVO
- Registry model: [Construzioni Aeronautiche Tecn P2004 BRAVO](https://openairdocs.org/model/construzioni-aeronautiche-tecn-p2004-bravo) (registry code 05901NK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 912S series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (registry code 55570, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 060
- Year built: 2006
- Airframe hours: 1209.6
- Engines: Rotax 912 ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, November 2, 2023, 21 hours before
- Departed: GRD, Greenwood, SC
- Destination: LUX, Laurens, SC
- Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 20, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 600 total, 150 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Turbulence: Light
- Observed at: LUX
- METAR: KLUX 231915Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 34/18 A2990 RMK AO2

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20240623007749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240623007749A), Jun 23, 2024: Construzioni Aeronautiche Tecn P2004 BRAVO, Greenwood, SC, Substantial damage. At approximately 2000 feet the aircraft struck a bird with the left wing. The bird was not seen before it impacted the aircraft.

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 25, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194534. 13.1 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 12.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17299384&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=60DF%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 492 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17299775&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf

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.

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