ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367492
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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1990 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Disbrow, Eric |
| Registration: | N38908 |
| MSN: | 32R-7780487 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sacramento, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Merced, CA (KMCE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF A PIPER PA32 ENCOUNTERED A LARGE BIRD WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. THE BIRD IMPACTED THE HORIZONTAL ELEVATOR CAUSING IT TO BIND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO MORE DIFFICULTIES. THE DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR REQUIRED ITS REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT.
Probable Cause: AN INADVERTENT COLLISION WITH A LARGE BIRD DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS WHILE IN THE LANDING PATTERN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA108
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 May 1999 | N38908 | Private | 0 | Valley Springs, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 15:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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