ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137075
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| Date: | Thursday 30 June 2011 |
| Time: | 05:53 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N59798 |
| MSN: | 31-7652071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15502 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TI0-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Casper/Natrona County International Airport, Casper, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Broomfield, CO (BJC) |
| Casper, WY (KCPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated he was landing and was approximately 5 to 10 feet from touchdown when a large bird hit and broke the front center windshield of his airplane. With the bird covering his entire windscreen the pilot reacted by quickly moving his body to the right to avoid the bird, which had penetrated the windscreen. Subsequently the airplane's left wing came into contact with the runway surface causing the airplane to nose into the ground, severely damaging the left wing, collapsing the left landing gear, and bending both propellers. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions of failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=59798
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2011 00:31 | RobertMB | Added |
| 01-Jul-2011 08:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 01-Jul-2011 08:37 | RobertMB | Updated [[Registration, Cn, Operator, Source]] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 20-Oct-2017 21:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2017 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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