ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347877
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 2023 |
| Time: | 12:32 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-14A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5875G |
| MSN: | 140691 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2023 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming YIO-390-EXP292 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, TX (CXO/KCXO) |
| Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, TX (CXO/KCXO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the personal flight stated that during a two mile final for landing at the destination airport, he encountered a group of four large birds. He pitched the airplane down to avoid striking one of the birds, but he did not have time to avoid them. The airplane struck one of the birds at an airspeed of 105 kts and at an altitude of 880 ft mean sea level. The bird, identified as a black vulture, remained draped around the vertical stabilizer, and there was some loss of stability about the vertical axis. The pilot still had positive control of the airplane, and he declared an emergency landing without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Probable Cause: The bird strike to the airplane's vertical stabilizer during an approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA035
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2023 16:21 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 05-Dec-2023 20:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Category, Accident report] |
| 08-Jan-2024 17:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2024 17:18 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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