The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Georgia Aviation Authority
Location: Montezuma, GA
Accident Number: ERA21LA376
Date & Time: September 21, 2021, 20:03 UTC
Registration: N442HG
Aircraft: Piper PA-44-180
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N442HG
Model/Series: PA-44-180
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: Pilot school (141)
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site:
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Lowest Cloud Condition: Wind
Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
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Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Tallahassee, FL (TLH)
Destination: Macon, GA (MAC)
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 32.303063,-84.007468 (est)
That ain’t a bird strike….at least not at any airspeed that airplane is certified for. I am an agpilot, I have countless bird strikes every season…at 170 mph+….
ReplyDeleteHaving hit tree limbs before(or the trunk), it sure looks the same…..they hit something really hard at high speed. I have never hit a ‘bird’ that did that kind of damage.
I am also an A&P/IA, so I know a little about structures….
In my 12,000 hrs of agricultural flying, I have never damaged a wing that badly, and I have hit birds, wires, trees, etc….I don’t know what they hit, but it wasn’t a bird that flies…maybe an ostrich…