N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Moses Lake, Washington 98837
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:30 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that during low level maneuvering the airplane struck a bird, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and aileron. The pilot was able to land the airplane without further incident. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The airplane impacted a bird during low level flight.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/22/2014
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 930
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City Moses Lake
Event State WASHINGTON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 98837
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 470036N
Event Location Longitude 1191612W
Event Location Airport N/A
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.01
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 33095
NTSB Notification Source FAA Spokane FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 29 2014 8:33PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2914Q
NTSB Number WPR14CA276
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC
Aircraft Model A 1
Aircraft Series Identifier UNDESIGNAT
Aircraft Serial Number 1028
Certified Max Gross Weight 1984
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 1
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 8 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 675
Airframe Hours 675
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WARDEN AIR LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City WARDEN
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 988570781
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name ARLAND R. HANSEN
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City WARDEN
Operator State WA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 98857
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code S70
Departure City OTHELLO
Departure State WA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 909
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 2S4
Destination City WARDEN
Destination State WA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 29 2014 8:33PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location N/A
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --