Piper PA 28-161 N2135B

Summary

On 30 December 2015 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA 28-161 registered N2135B was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 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.

Date

30 December 2015 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Worth Meacham Intl (FTW)

Coordinates

32.8144, -97.3647

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-161

Registration

N2135B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Worth → Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA095

Nobody was injured.

An inadvertent collision with a bird while on downwind in the airport pattern.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that while in the left downwind, a bird impacted the right leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer. The flight instructor further reported that he landed without further incident. A post-accident examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the stabilator. The flight instructor reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.