ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286495
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 2009 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7138Q |
| MSN: | U20603074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13354 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Homer, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Homer Airport, AK (HOM/PAHO) |
| Nanwalek, AK (AK07) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that after departing on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal cross-country flight, he heard a thump, and he elected to return to his departure airport to investigate. A postflight inspection revealed damage to the airplane's outboard portion of the right wing, with bird feathers and blood imbedded in the leading edge. A subsequent maintenance examination revealed structural damage to the airplane's right wing spar. The pilot indicated there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC10CA003
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 2005 | N7138Q | Homer Air Inc. | 0 | Homer, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 11:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 10-Nov-2022 17:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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