Plane Missing

My instructor and a fellow instructor were commenting on this release yesterday. The instructor we were talking to had flown the incident plane the day before the accident and they had a bird strike during their flight. MX repaired minor damage and returned the plane to service. From what the instructor said is that the bird went through the prop arc and bird blood was everywhere and a leg was found in the intake.

So, i don't know if the goose DNA is as big of a factor as stated. It would have been nice to see this information contained in the press release from UND.
 
Poopsmith said:
My instructor and a fellow instructor were commenting on this release yesterday. The instructor we were talking to had flown the incident plane the day before the accident and they had a bird strike during their flight. MX repaired minor damage and returned the plane to service. From what the instructor said is that the bird went through the prop arc and bird blood was everywhere and a leg was found in the intake.

So, i don't know if the goose DNA is as big of a factor as stated. It would have been nice to see this information contained in the press release from UND.
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if they really hit a bird with the prop the day prior, they would have needed to swap out the engine, right? with how backed up MX is i don't see this happening in that time frame. could have though, none of us have the MX records.

i was talking with someone out in CKN a couple weeks ago and he said he had a few friends die in a 206 i think that hit a swan. hit the outboard of the wing, caused an extreme yaw, rolled the plane over and they crashed into a lake up side down.
 
BuickCFI said:
if they really hit a bird with the prop the day prior, they would have needed to swap out the engine, right?
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Bird strike shouldn't require an engine exam. It is only when the prop strikes the ground or something solid enough to stop it suddenly that there is a concern about damage back into the engine.
 
SteveC said:
Bird strike shouldn't require an engine exam. It is only when the prop strikes the ground or something solid enough to stop it suddenly that there is a concern about damage back into the engine.
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ahh, i guess that makes sense i always get that mixed up in my head
 
For small aircraft accidents, final NTSB reports can take a very long time. I had a very good friend die in on a while back and it took over 2 years to get the final report.
=Jason-
 
BuickCFI said:
if they really hit a bird with the prop the day prior, they would have needed to swap out the engine, right? with how backed up MX is i don't see this happening in that time frame. could have though, none of us have the MX records.

i was talking with someone out in CKN a couple weeks ago and he said he had a few friends die in a 206 i think that hit a swan. hit the outboard of the wing, caused an extreme yaw, rolled the plane over and they crashed into a lake up side down.
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i flew the aircraft the night before, after it came out of mx and it was nice and clean :-D i didnt notice any bird guts on it, but then again, it was dark outside heh.

but yeah i mean, i can see where hitting a flying bowling ball at 150 knots could do some serious damage....
 
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