Preliminary Accident and Incident Report

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03-APR-2501:16:00ZN930YYHOUSTONTEXASSOCATA/TBM700INCIDENTUNKNOWN0N903YY DEPARTED KTME AND REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE AT 1,700FT. HE SAID THAT IT HIT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT SIDE. INITIALLY, HE DID NOT REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT AFTER LANDING HE CALLED I90 TRACON AND REPORTED A DENT ON THE EXHAUST STACK AND THAT IT WAS VERIFIED TO BE A BIRD STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KTME AND LANDED SAFELY AT 2030L.
02-APR-2522:45:00ZN5354NCARLSBADCALIFORNIAPIPER/PA44INCIDENTMINOR0AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT THEIR LEFT GEAR WASN'T DOWN WHILE AIRBORNE. AFTER A FLYBY OF THE TOWER, ATC INDICATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. ALERT 3 CALLED. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING RUNWAY 24.
02-APR-2520:30:00ZN77061HOMESTEADFLORIDACESSNA/140INCIDENTUNKNOWN0EXPERIENCED ENGINE ISSUES AND LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD 2 MILES WEST OF X51
02-APR-2501:05:00ZN79514HICKORY NORTH CAROLINACESSNA/C172NINCIDENTMINOR0SOLO STUDENT LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24 RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND PROPELLER STRIKE. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL VIA MEDAVA
02-APR-2514:45:00ZN5306ESTATE COLLEGEPENNSYLVANIACESSNA/172NINCIDENTMINOR0PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER ENCOUTERING TURBULANCE CONDUCTED AT 3,000 FEET AND PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER HITTING HEAD 2 S UNV. LANDED IN A FIELD AND DENT IN RIGHT WING