M20J bird strike left wing damage

[DEGWS]

Hey,

today, first flight this year I had a bird strike on my 1977 M20J

What the experts here think about repair options? Any recommendation for good shops in Germany or Europe?

I already talked to my insurance.

 

Edited January 19, 2023 by DEGWS

[Pinecone]

Dust tape and a wax job should take care of that.

Sorry that happened.  Seemed to be a BIG bird.

[EricJ]

It is repairable but needs to go to a good airframe/sheetmetal shop to replace the skin and anything that got bent underneath.  

[flyboy0681]

How did she handle after the strike?

[Ibra]

What a start of the year, sorry to hear about it and good luck with repairs 

I almost hit one as well on landing, something to do with windy days and limited aircraft mouvements? birds just stay under ground effect and claw their legs on the runway...

JG Aviation in LFEV can help if they are not far away? I have never used them but they can do metal repairs if damage is limited to the skin 

Edited January 19, 2023 by Ibra

[Guest]

2 hours ago, DEGWS said:

Hey,

today, first flight this year I had a bird strike on my 1977 M20J

What the experts here think about repair options? Any recommendation for good shops in Germany or Europe?

I already talked to my insurance.

 

That’s bad news.  One member here used Aeroskill in the Netherlands for spar work on his J model. @Hyett6420

[terbang]

You could ask ACG in EDFQ. They know Mooneys and one of the guys there is really good with sheet matel.

[MatthiasArnold]

^This^

[0TreeLemur]

That's some great looking snarge.   Sorry that happened to your J.

[Fly Boomer]

On 1/19/2023 at 8:30 AM, DEGWS said:

today, first flight this year I had a bird strike on my 1977 M20J

Sorry for your bad luck.  That had to hit pretty accurately right on the leading edge.  A few millimeters higher or lower would have dissipated the energy better.

[DEGWS]

12 hours ago, flyboy0681 said:

How did she handle after the strike?

Pretty normal!

[Pinecone]

I would not expect a lot of handling change, until you got really slow.  That could have been exciting.

[N201MKTurbo]

What's the process to get a ferry permit in Europe? Do you really need one? I guess I should know that....

[M20F-1968]

One of the best structural shops in the US is Beegles Aircraft Service in Greeley, Colorado.

 

Located in: Greeley-Weld County Airport

 

Address: 635 Airport Rd, Greeley, CO 80631

 

Phone: (970) 353-9200

 

John Breda

[N201MKTurbo]

4 minutes ago, M20F-1968 said:

One of the best structural shops in the US is Beegles Aircraft Service in Greeley, Colorado.

 

Located in: Greeley-Weld County Airport

 

Address: 635 Airport Rd, Greeley, CO 80631

 

Phone: (970) 353-9200

 

John Breda

I agree. Beegles did two repairs to my old Mooney. Their work is very good. The problem is, the plane is in Europe.