ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289732
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| Date: | Friday 13 September 2013 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Thunderbird Aviation |
| Registration: | N526PU |
| MSN: | 2841191 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13891 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoiming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Princeton, Minnesota -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, MN (KMIC) |
| Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, MN (KMIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that the student pilot was flying S-turns over a road at 1,000 feet above ground level when a bald eagle struck the right horizontal stabilizer. The flight instructor took the controls, declared an emergency, and proceeded to land at the nearest airport. The control yoke was 'buffeting,†but the engine continued to run smoothly. On final approach, the flight instructor noticed that the rudder controls were impaired; however, the wind was calm so the landing was without incident. The examination of the airplane revealed that there was a large indentation on the right horizontal stabilizer with bird feathers embedded in it. The right side of the horizontal stabilizer was canted. In addition, the tail cone had been pushed upward and was in contact with the rudder, impeding its movement.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bald eagle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13CA550
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 17:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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