ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284565
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| Date: | Friday 20 July 2007 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Atkin Air LLC |
| Registration: | N531M |
| MSN: | 15077673 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7474 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodland, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodland, CA (O41) |
| Woodland, CA (O41) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane nosed over during a forced landing in a plowed field following a bird strike to the windshield. While on the downwind leg for landing, a bird struck the passenger side portion of the airplane's windshield. The windshield fragmented and collapsed inward, injuring the flight instructor. The student pilot was not able to maintain the airplane's airspeed or altitude due to the increased drag caused by the missing windshield, so the instructor took over the controls. The instructor's vision was impaired due to blood in his eyes, and he applied full power and turned the airplane towards the runway threshold; however, the airplane was unable to maintain altitude. The instructor made a forced landing in a tomato field perpendicular to the furrows and the airplane nosed over. The remains of a large hawk were found in the back of the cockpit.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird. A factor in the accident was the deteriorated aircraft performance capability due to the increased drag that made continued flight impossible.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA224
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 18:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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