Would you like your Christmas Chinese Turkey pureed?
(Christmas Story reference on the Chinese Turkey.)
Pilot inspects aircraft after receiving 8 stitches in the head!!! Note the blood splatter inside the aircraft - after the Beech 99 hit the bird at 11000 feet.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 330AV Make/Model: C99 Description: BEECH C-99
Date: 11/04/2009 Time: 1520
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: SHOW LOW State: AZ Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD THAT SHATTERED THE WINDSCREEN, LANDED WITHOUT
INCIDENT, SHOW LOW, AZ
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Cruise Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date: 11/05/2009
The cost to repair the plane's windshield will be in the thousands. There's a minor dent on the frame where the bird's head hit as well.
Wednesday's incident marks the second plane hit by birds. On Monday, a Delta Air Lines passenger jet on a flight to Salt Lake City was forced to return to Phoenix after it struck a flock of birds.
More info at:
http://www.foxcharlotte.com/dpp/news...51257443027535
