Cessna 510 N510PT
27 October 2014 · Faribault, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 2014 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 510 registered N510PT, operated by Poet LLC, was involved in an accident near Faribault, Minnesota, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Faribault, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Faribault Municipal Airport (KFBL)
- Coordinates
- 44.3275, -93.3108
- Aircraft
- Cessna 510
- Registration
- N510PT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Poet LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sioux Falls → Faribault
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15CA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
An inflight collision with a goose while descending to land at the destination airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot and four passengers were on a cross-country flight. When they were about 15 miles from their destination airport descending to land, the pilot saw a flock of geese. The pilot reported that he did not have time to avoid the birds and there was an impact. After the collision, the pilot made a normal approach and landing at the destination airport. An examination of the airplane revealed that a goose impacted the radome and bulkhead, resulting in substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2014 | Taylorcraft BC12 D | Worthington, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2014 | Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A | Osage, Minnesota, United States | Scott Churchill | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Cirrus SR22 | Longville, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Brumwell RV-6 | Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 2014 | Hanson Lonn AVID AMPHIBIAN | Waterville, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2014 | Stinson 108 1 | Bruno, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |